Concomitant prostatic schistosomiasis and adenocarcinoma: case report and review

• Published in: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases 2002-02, Vol.6 (1), p.45-49
• Main Authors: Basílio-de-Oliveira, Carlos Alberto, Aquino, Armando, Simon, Eliane Francine, Eyer-Silva, Walter A
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - complications; Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis; Aged; Animals; Humans; Male; Prostate - parasitology; Prostate - pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms - complications; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Schistosomiasis mansoni - complications; Schistosomiasis mansoni - drug therapy; Schistosomiasis mansoni - parasitology
• ISSN: 1413-8670
• DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702002000100007

The term schistosomiasis encompasses a group of infectious disorders caused by five species of the genus Schistosoma, a blood trematode of outstanding importance in tropical areas. Some of these disorders have long been associated with malignant neoplasia, the most striking association being between disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium, the predominant etiological agent of urinary schistosomiasis, and squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder, a relatively uncommon vesical cancer in non-endemic areas. Four cases of simultaneous adenocarcinoma and schistosomiasis of the prostate have been previously reported (S. haematobium in three and S. mansoni in one). We report a fifth case of concomitant adenocarcinoma and schistosomiasis of the prostate in a 68-year-old Brazilian patient infected with S. mansoni. We also review the medical literature on the association between schistosomiasis and cancer.