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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2026

A Rare Case of Hepatic Echinococcus granulosus Infection Diagnosed by Autopsy in Japan.

Akira Asai, Hisato Kawashima, Tomomi Hirota, Ryota Masutani, Shuichi Asano, Soo Ki Kim, Hiroki Nishikawa, Naomune Yamamoto

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8 authors.

Akira AsaiCentral Clinical Laboratory, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japan.
Hisato KawashimaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Aino Hospital, Japan.
Tomomi HirotaCentral Clinical Laboratory, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japan.
Ryota MasutaniCentral Clinical Laboratory, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japan.
Shuichi AsanoCentral Clinical Laboratory, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Japan.
Soo Ki KimDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kobe Asahi Hospital, Japan.
Hiroki Nishikawa2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Naomune YamamotoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Aino Hospital, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 20-year-old Japanese woman moved to Manchuria and worked as a sheep farmer for 5 years. Subsequently, she returned to Japan. In her 80s, abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography revealed a large tumor that had spread to both lobes of the liver. The tumor was encapsulated, and partial calcification and multiple cysts within a large cyst (honeycomb pattern) were observed. Serological tests for echinococcosis showed that the Echinococcus-specific antigen was positive, but the antigen characteristic of E. multilocularis was negative. We herein report a case of E. granulosus infection diagnosed more than 60 years after the initial infection.

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Echinococcosis, HepaticEchinococcus granulosusAnimalsAutopsyFemaleHumansJapanYoung AdultEchinococcus granulosus sensu strictoEchinococcus specific antigenliver cystsmultiple cysts within a large cystsheep farming

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PMID41033990
PMCPMC13222712

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