A case of sparganosis mimicking a skin metastasis in a patient with stomach cancer / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 755-758, 2009.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-137814
ABSTRACT
Sparganosis is a rare parasitic disease caused by the migrating plerocercoid larva of tapeworms in the genus Spirometra. The most frequent clinical manifestation of human sparganosis is a subcutaneous nodule resembling neoplastic disease. Since the disease is relatively uncommon, even in endemic areas, sparganosis is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions. We experienced a case of sparganosis mimicking a skin metastasis in a patient with metastatic stomach cancer and made the diagnosis after an excisional tissue biopsy.
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Main subject:
Parasitic Diseases
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Skin
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Spirometra
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Stomach
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Biopsy
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Cestoda
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Sparganosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Larva
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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