Abstract
This case report describes a 35-year-old female resident of a metropolitan area of Japan who presented with clinical symptoms of apparent gallbladder cancer and liver metastasis. After an extended right hepatic lobectomy, a resected lesion comprising four tumors (≤40 mm in diameter) was histopathologically confirmed as alveolar echinococcosis (AE). Although endemic in Japan, AE rarely arises in the mainland, because the causative pathogen, Echinococcus multilocularis, is distributed only in Hokkaido. The patient had visited Hokkaido twice, but she denied any behavior or history that would potentially relate to AE during these visits. A more detailed history revealed that she had kept a stray dog that her husband had picked up from a road in eastern Hokkaido. Although the dog showed no evidence of Echinococcus infection, the possibility of acquiring AE from the dog should be considered.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 501-505 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta Hepatologica Japonica |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Alveolar hydatidosis
- Dog
- Metropolitan area
- Multilocular echinococcosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
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Alveolar echinococcosis in a metropolitan area resident. / Doi, Rikuo; Kawanaka, Masanori; Morishima, Yasuyuki; Ojima, Hidenori; Yamasaki, Susumu.
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T1 - Alveolar echinococcosis in a metropolitan area resident
AU - Doi, Rikuo
AU - Kawanaka, Masanori
AU - Morishima, Yasuyuki
AU - Ojima, Hidenori
AU - Yamasaki, Susumu
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This case report describes a 35-year-old female resident of a metropolitan area of Japan who presented with clinical symptoms of apparent gallbladder cancer and liver metastasis. After an extended right hepatic lobectomy, a resected lesion comprising four tumors (≤40 mm in diameter) was histopathologically confirmed as alveolar echinococcosis (AE). Although endemic in Japan, AE rarely arises in the mainland, because the causative pathogen, Echinococcus multilocularis, is distributed only in Hokkaido. The patient had visited Hokkaido twice, but she denied any behavior or history that would potentially relate to AE during these visits. A more detailed history revealed that she had kept a stray dog that her husband had picked up from a road in eastern Hokkaido. Although the dog showed no evidence of Echinococcus infection, the possibility of acquiring AE from the dog should be considered.
AB - This case report describes a 35-year-old female resident of a metropolitan area of Japan who presented with clinical symptoms of apparent gallbladder cancer and liver metastasis. After an extended right hepatic lobectomy, a resected lesion comprising four tumors (≤40 mm in diameter) was histopathologically confirmed as alveolar echinococcosis (AE). Although endemic in Japan, AE rarely arises in the mainland, because the causative pathogen, Echinococcus multilocularis, is distributed only in Hokkaido. The patient had visited Hokkaido twice, but she denied any behavior or history that would potentially relate to AE during these visits. A more detailed history revealed that she had kept a stray dog that her husband had picked up from a road in eastern Hokkaido. Although the dog showed no evidence of Echinococcus infection, the possibility of acquiring AE from the dog should be considered.
KW - Alveolar hydatidosis
KW - Dog
KW - Metropolitan area
KW - Multilocular echinococcosis
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