Korean J Urol.
1989 Feb;30(1):93-96.
A Case of Sparganosis Infesting in the Retroperitoneum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Sparganosis is infection by a sparganum, the genetic term for the plerocercoid larva of a pseudophyllidean tapewarm. The majority of infections in man are caused by raw consuming of snakes and frogs in Korea. Clinically, subcutaneous mass or lump was the most frequent problem but retroperitoneal mass was very rare. We treated a case of sparganosis invading the retroperitoneal space that was diagnosed initially as soft tissue tumor.
