Trichinosis associated with carcinoma of the tongue: case report

L K Cheung; R W Yeung; S Y Leung; N Samman

doi:10.1016/s1079-2104(97)90290-0

Trichinosis associated with carcinoma of the tongue: case report

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1997 Jul;84(1):32-4. doi: 10.1016/s1079-2104(97)90290-0.

Authors

L K Cheung¹, R W Yeung, S Y Leung, N Samman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

PMID: 9247946
DOI: 10.1016/s1079-2104(97)90290-0

Abstract

A rare presentation of Trichinella spiralis with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is reported. The possible carcinogenic potential of trichinosis and its management are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Ascaris lumbricoides / isolation & purification
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / parasitology*
Humans
Male
Tongue Neoplasms / parasitology*
Trichinella spiralis / isolation & purification
Trichinellosis / complications*