Title
Cervical tumor caused by the sexually mature stage of Fasciola hepatica
Date Issued
01 March 2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
A 58-year-old man presented with an asymptomatic 5 cm left anterior cervical tumor that had been present for over a year. Histological analysis revealed chronic inflammation and granuloma with giant cells surrounding Fasciola hepatica eggs. Fas2 antigen was detected in the tissue by immunohistochemistry. Serology for F. hepatica was positive, but stool examinations were negative and eosinophil count was normal. A month later, the tumor recurred, and an adult parasite was found during excision. The patient received triclabendazole, and after 6 months serology was negative. Erratic localization of F. hepatica reveals a pathology involving chronic inflammation caused by a sexually mature parasite, although according to theory only immature parasites are located in ectopic lesions. © 2008 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Start page
318
End page
320
Volume
103
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oncología Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-61349105934
PubMed ID
Source
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00359203
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