A Case of Inguinal Sparganosis Mimicking Myeloid Sarcoma
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 353-355, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-69775
ABSTRACT
We report here a case of inguinal sparganosis, initially regarded as myeloid sarcoma, diagnosed in a patient undergone allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation (HSCT). A 56-year-old male patient having myelodysplastic syndrome was treated with allogeneic HSCT after myeloablative conditioning regimen. At day 5 post-HSCT, the patient complained of a painless palpable mass on the left scrotum and inguinal area. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed suspected myeloid sarcoma. Gun-biopsy was performed, and the result revealed eosinophilic infiltrations without malignancy. Subsequent serologic IgG antibody test was positive for sparganum. Excisional biopsy as a therapeutic diagnosis was done, and the diagnosis of sparganosis was confirmed eventually. This is the first report of sparganosis after allogeneic HSCT mimicking myeloid sarcoma, giving a lesson that the physicians have to consider the possibility of sparganosis in this clinical situation and perform adequate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Scrotum
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Sparganum
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Transplantation, Homologous
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Sparganosis
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Sarcoma, Myeloid
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Diagnosis, Differential
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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:
2012
Type:
Article
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