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Fine needle aspiration cytology of vulvar actinomycosis masquerading clinically as malignancy

Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, usually seen in immunocompromised patients or in the background of tissue injury. Vulvar actinomycosis presenting as a fixed swelling in an elderly individual can mimic malignancy and pose a diagnostic dilemma. We report here a cas...

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Autores principales: Wanjari, Rahul Parasram, Patil, Suwarna Bhupendra, Khade, Manjiri Gunvant, Sarate, Dilip S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26811578
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.171250