A case of colonic lymphoid tissue invasion by Gymnophalloides seoi in a Korean man

A 65-year old Korean man, living in Mokpo-city, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, visited a local clinic complaning of right upper quadrant pain and indigestion. At colonoscopy, he was diagnosed as having a carcinoma of the ascending colon, and thus, a palliative right hemicolectomy was performed. Su...

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Published in:Korean journal of parasitology 2006-03, Vol.44 (1), p.87-89
Main Authors: Seo, M. (Dankook University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Chun, H.Y. (Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea), Ahn, G.H. (Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea), Jang, K.T. (Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea), Guk, S.M. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Chai. J.Y. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), E-mail: cjy@snu.ac.kr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Animals
Case Report
Colon - parasitology
Colon - pathology
Colon - surgery
Colonic Diseases - parasitology
gut lymphoid tissue
Gymnohalloides seoi
HOMBRES
HOMME
Humans
ILE DE MAN
INTESTIN
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - pathology
INTESTINES
INTESTINOS
ISLA DE MAN
ISLE OF MAN
Korea
Lymphoid Tissue - parasitology
Male
MEN
tissue parasitism
Trematoda - isolation & purification
Trematoda - ultrastructure
Trematode Infections - diagnosis
Trematode Infections - parasitology
Trematode Infections - pathology
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Summary:A 65-year old Korean man, living in Mokpo-city, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, visited a local clinic complaning of right upper quadrant pain and indigestion. At colonoscopy, he was diagnosed as having a carcinoma of the ascending colon, and thus, a palliative right hemicolectomy was performed. Subsequently, and adult fluke of Gymnophalloides seoi was incidentally found in a surgical pathology specimen of the lymph node around the colon. The worm was found to have invaded gut lymphoid tissue, with characteristic morphologies of a large oarge oral sucker, a small ventral sucker, and a ventral pit surrounded by strong muscle fibers.
ISSN:0023-4001
1738-0006
DOI:10.3347/kjp.2006.44.1.87