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Esophageal actinomycosis mimicking a carcinoma

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.6053/2018

María Lourdes Ruiz Rebollo, Elvira González Obeso, Beatriz Burgueño Gómez, Javier Santos Fernández,

Abstract
A 75-year-old male was referred due to dysphagia and iron-deficiency anemia. An upper endoscopy was performed which revealed a friable mass at 30 to 37 cm from the incisors, consistent with esophageal malignancy. However, the pathology only demonstrated granulation inflammatory tissue. An endoscopic ultrasound exam showed a 2-3 cm esophageal wall thickening with a 1.5 cm lymph node, which was staged as a T2-3 N1 esophageal tumor. A CT-scan also identified a 7.5 cm esophageal malignancy surrounded by several large pathological lymph nodes.
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Publication history

Received: 18/11/2018

Accepted: 26/12/2018

Online First: 21/01/2020

Published: 05/03/2020

Article revision time: 30 days

Article Online First time: 429 days

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