A case of sparganosis mimicking a skin metastasis in a patient with stomach cancer.
- Author:
Jee Suk LEE
1
;
Seun Ja PARK
;
Moo In PARK
;
Kyu Jong KIM
;
Won MOON
;
Eun Kyung SHIN
;
Dong Yang PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. parksj6406@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sparganosis;
Cancer
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cestoda;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Larva;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Parasitic Diseases;
Skin;
Sparganosis;
Spirometra;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;77(6):755-758
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
