Oncogenic Brain Metazoan Parasite Infection

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,...

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Main Authors: Angela N. Spurgeon, Marshall C. Cress, Oroszi Gabor, Qing-Qing Ding, Tomoko Tanaka, Douglas C. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/263718
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