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Open Access 01-12-2004 | Case report
Actinomycosis of the parotid masquerading as malignant neoplasm.
Published in: BMC Cancer | Issue 1/2004
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Background
Primary actinomycosis of the parotid gland is of rare occurrence and can mimic a malignant neoplasm both clinically as well as radiologically.
Case presentation
We present here a case of primary actinomycosis of the parotid gland presenting with a parotid mass lesion with erosion of skull bones.
Conclusions
Clinical presentation of cervico-facial actinomycosis is characterized by the presence of a suppurative or indurative mass with discharging sinuses. The lesion demonstrates characteristic features on fine needle aspiration cytology and histology, however at times the findings are equivocal.