Korean J Med > Volume 77(6); 2009 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2009;77(6):755-758.
A case of sparganosis mimicking a skin metastasis in a patient with stomach cancer
Jee Suk Lee, Seun Ja Park, Moo In Park, Kyu Jong Kim, Won Moon, Eun Kyung Shin, Dong Yang Park
항암 치료 중인 위암 환자에서 피부 전이로 오인된 스파르가눔증
이지숙, 박선자, 박무인, 김규종, 문 원, 신은경, 박동양
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.
Key Words: Sparganosis; Cancer


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