Oncogenic brain metazoan parasite infection.
Case Rep Neurol Med
; 2013: 263718, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
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, and a WHO grade IV neuroepithelial tumor with exclusively neuronal differentiation by immunohistochemical stains (immunopositive for synaptophysin, neurofilament protein, and Neu-N and not for GFAP, vimentin, or S100). The colocalization and temporal relationship of these two entities suggest a causal relationship.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Case Rep Neurol Med
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2013
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Estados Unidos