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ArticleAnnals of coloproctology2018

Toxocara canis Mimicking a Metastatic Omental Mass from Sigmoid Colon Cancer: A Case Report.

Han-Gil Kim, Jung-Wook Yang, Soon-Chan Hong, Young-Joon Lee, Young-Tae Ju, Chi-Young Jeong, Jin-Kwon Lee, Seung-Jin Kwag

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Article in Annals of coloproctology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Han-Gil KimDepartment of General Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Jung-Wook YangDepartment of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Soon-Chan HongDepartment of General Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Young-Joon LeeDepartment of General Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Young-Tae JuDepartment of General Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Chi-Young JeongDepartment of General Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Jin-Kwon LeeDepartment of General Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
Seung-Jin KwagDepartment of General Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Gyeongsang National University Hospital · KRChangwon National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxocara canis is an important roundworm of canids and a fearsome animal parasite of humans. Human infections can lead to syndromes called visceral larva migrans (VLM), ocular larva migrans, neurotoxocariasis, and covert toxocariasis. VLM is most commonly diagnosed in children younger than 8 years of age, but adult cases are relatively frequent among those infected by ingesting the raw tissue of paratenic hosts in East Asia. This research reports the case of a 59-year-old man with sigmoid colon cancer, who visited our institution for surgery. An intraperitoneal mass was found on preoperative computed tomography, and it was thought to be a metastatic mass from sigmoid colon cancer. A postoperative histologic examination and serum test showed eosinophilic granuloma due to toxocariasis. Diagnosis of VLM is often difficult and highly suspicious in adults. Researchers suggest, although rarely, that VLM be included in the differential diagnosis as a cause of intraperitoneal tumors.

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Colonic neoplasmsNeoplasm metastasisToxocara canisVisceral larva migrans

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PMID29991206
PMCPMC6046541
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