Oncogenic Brain Metazoan Parasite Infection

Multiple observations suggest that certain parasitic infections can be oncogenic. Among these, neurocysticercosis is associated with increased risk for gliomas and hematologic malignancies. We report the case of a 71-year-old woman with colocalization of a metazoan parasite, possibly cysticercosis,...

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Main Authors: Spurgeon, Angela N., Cress, Marshall C., Gabor, Oroszi, Ding, Qing-Qing, Tanaka, Tomoko, Miller, Douglas C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789294/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24151568
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/263718
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