A case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian carcinoma

Background: The purpose of this report is to describe ovarian paragonimiasis, a rare form of lung fluke infestation, mimicking ovarian cancer. Case: A 47-year-old Thai woman presented with a pelvic mass. Imaging suggested ovarian cancer with pulmonary and hepatic metastases. She was scheduled for co...

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Main Authors: Charuwan Tantipalakorn, Surapan Khunamornpong, Theera Tongsong
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Published: 2018
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-453132018-01-24T06:08:20Z A case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian carcinoma Charuwan Tantipalakorn Surapan Khunamornpong Theera Tongsong Background: The purpose of this report is to describe ovarian paragonimiasis, a rare form of lung fluke infestation, mimicking ovarian cancer. Case: A 47-year-old Thai woman presented with a pelvic mass. Imaging suggested ovarian cancer with pulmonary and hepatic metastases. She was scheduled for complete surgical staging. However, a frozen section revealed Paragonimus eggs in the enlarged ovarian mass. A total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed instead of complete staging. All other lesions were also proven later to be Paragonimus infestation. Postoperative treatment with antiparasitic drugs resulted in dramatic improvement, with nearly complete resolution of all lesions at 4 months of follow-up. Conclusion: This is an unusual case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian cancer, which is instructive and informative for differential diagnoses of pelvic masses. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel. 2018-01-24T06:08:20Z 2018-01-24T06:08:20Z 2014-01-01 Journal 1423002X 03787346 2-s2.0-84903698157 10.1159/000358827 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84903698157&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/45313
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description Background: The purpose of this report is to describe ovarian paragonimiasis, a rare form of lung fluke infestation, mimicking ovarian cancer. Case: A 47-year-old Thai woman presented with a pelvic mass. Imaging suggested ovarian cancer with pulmonary and hepatic metastases. She was scheduled for complete surgical staging. However, a frozen section revealed Paragonimus eggs in the enlarged ovarian mass. A total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed instead of complete staging. All other lesions were also proven later to be Paragonimus infestation. Postoperative treatment with antiparasitic drugs resulted in dramatic improvement, with nearly complete resolution of all lesions at 4 months of follow-up. Conclusion: This is an unusual case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian cancer, which is instructive and informative for differential diagnoses of pelvic masses. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Surapan Khunamornpong
Theera Tongsong
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Surapan Khunamornpong
Theera Tongsong
A case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian carcinoma
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Surapan Khunamornpong
Theera Tongsong
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title A case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian carcinoma
title_short A case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian carcinoma
title_full A case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian carcinoma
title_fullStr A case of ovarian paragonimiasis mimicking ovarian carcinoma
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