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KMID : 0882420090770060755
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2009 Volume.77 No. 6 p.755 ~ p.758
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A case of sparganosis mimicking a skin metastasis in a patient with stomach cancer
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Lee Jee-Sook
Shin Eun-Kyung
Moon Won
Park Moo-In
Park Seun-Ja
Park Dong-Yang
Kim Kyu-Jong
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Sparganosis, Cancer
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