Adult filarial worm (Wuchereria bancrofti) in a benign ovarian tumour.
Ceylon Med J
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1992 Sep; 37(3): 99-101
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A case of an adult filarial worm (Wuchereria bancrofti) associated with a benign ovarian tumour and a cyst is presented. Possible reasons for the findings of a well preserved part of the worm and a foreign body granuloma in the lymphatic subendothelium are discussed.
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Main subject:
Ovarian Cysts
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Ovarian Neoplasms
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Wuchereria bancrofti
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body
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Fibroma
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Ceylon Med J
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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