A case of colonic lymphoid tissue invasion by Gymnophalloides seoi in a Korean man
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 87-89, 2006.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-60510
ABSTRACT
A 65-year old Korean man, living in Mokpo-city, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, visited a local clinic complaining of right upper quadrant pain and indigestion. At colonoscopy, he was diagnosed as having a carcinoma of the ascending colon, and thus, a palliative right hemicolectomy was performed. Subsequently, an adult fluke of Gymnophalloides seoi was incidentally found in a surgical pathology specimen of the lymph node around the colon. The worm was found to have invaded gut lymphoid tissue, with characteristic morphologies of a large oral sucker, a small ventral sucker, and a ventral pit surrounded by strong muscle fibers. This is the first reported case of mucosal tissue invasion by G. seoi in the human intestinal tract.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Trematoda
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Trematode Infections
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Colon
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Colonic Diseases
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
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Korea
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Lymphoid Tissue
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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