Just Another Pelvic Mass?

Objectives: To describe the case of a patient presenting with weight loss and a pelvic mass. Materials and methods: We performed an advanced search in MEDLINE using the key words "wasting syndrome", "actinomycosis" and "pelvic mass". Results: A 63-year-old woman had a w...

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Published in:	European journal of case reports in internal medicine Vol. 2; no. 5
Main Authors:	Ruiz-Sada, Pablo, Ruiz-Sada, Julia, López De la Osa, Javier Ángel, Niño Aragón, Esther, Escalante, Mikel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	SMC MEDIA SRL 09-09-2015
Subjects:	actinomycosis pelvic mass Wasting syndrome
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Summary:	Objectives: To describe the case of a patient presenting with weight loss and a pelvic mass. Materials and methods: We performed an advanced search in MEDLINE using the key words "wasting syndrome", "actinomycosis" and "pelvic mass". Results: A 63-year-old woman had a well-delimited and tender pelvic mass and was found to be anaemic. Before scans were performed, clinicians considered malignancy and other diagnoses. Conclusion: Actinomycosis is a chronic infection that usually affects the abdomen. Because of the lack of specificity of clinical and radiological findings, a multidisciplinary approach is the keypoint for making an accurate diagnosis.
ISSN:	2284-2594 2284-2594
DOI:	10.12890/2015_000269