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Malignant Transformation of Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host.
The New England journal of medicine - 5 Nov 2015
Muehlenbachs Atis, Bhatnagar Julu, Agudelo Carlos A, Hidron Alicia, Eberhard Mark L, Mathison Blaine A, Frace Michael A, Ito Akira, Metcalfe Maureen G, Rollin Dominique C, Visvesvara Govinda S, Pham Cau D, Jones Tara L, Greer Patricia W, Vélez Hoyos Alejandro, Olson Peter D, Diazgranados Lucy R, Zaki Sherif R
Abstract excerpt
Neoplasms occur naturally in invertebrates but are not known to develop in tapeworms. We observed nests of monomorphic, undifferentiated cells in samples from lymph-node and lung biopsies in a man infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The morphologic features and invasive behavior of the cells were characteristic of cancer, but their small size suggested a nonhuman origin. A...
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