Toxocara canis Mimicking a Metastatic Omental Mass from Sigmoid Colon Cancer: A Case Report
Annals of Coloproctology 2018³â 34±Ç 3È£ p.160 ~ p.163
±èÇѱæ(Kim Han-Gil) - Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of General Surgery
¾çÁ¤¿í(Yang Jung-Wook) - Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of Pathology
È«¼øÂù(Hong Soon-Chan) - Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of General Surgery
ÀÌ¿µÁØ(Lee Young-Joon) - Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of General Surgery
ÁÖ¿µÅÂ(Ju Young-Tae) - Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of General Surgery
Á¤Ä¡¿µ(Jeong Chi-Young) - Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of General Surgery
ÀÌÁø±Ç(Lee Jin-Kwon) - Gyeongsang National University Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of Surgery
°û½ÂÁø(Kwag Seung-Jin) - Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine Gyeongsang National University Hospital Department of General Surgery
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.
Å°¿öµå
Colonic neoplasms, Neoplasm metastasis, Toxocara canis, Visceral larva migrans
¿ø¹® ¹× ¸µÅ©¾Æ¿ô Á¤º¸
µîÀçÀú³Î Á¤º¸
À¯È¿¼º°á°ú(Recomendation)