Disseminated alveolar echinococcosis mimicking a metastatic malignancy


Ozkok A., Gul E., Okumus G., Yekeler E., Gulluoglu M., Kiyan E., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.47, sa.16, ss.1495-1497, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 16
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1228
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1495-1497
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Alveolar echinococcosis, which is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, is a very aggressive and potentially fatal infestation which always affects the liver primarily and metastasizes to any part of the body. Imaging studies are usually highly suspicious of carcinoma or sarcoma, and biopsy may provide the first indication of infection. We report a case of disseminated alveolar echinococcosis with liver, lung, and bone involvement mimicking a metastatic malignancy.