An Unusual Case of a Cervical Mass Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection.
By Hien Nguyen, MD; Connie Le, MD; Hanh Nguyen, MD

This case of an infected submandibular mass is unique because prompt recognition of the infection and treatment with antimicrobials averted surgery. The varied presentations of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in immunocompetent patients is a trend important to recognize in a woman, aged 60 years, with stage 1 breast cancer for which she had received radiation and chemotherapy.
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