Strongyloides stercoralis infestation mimicking recurrence of ovarian cancer in the liver.
Cihan CombaVolkan Şakir ErdoğanSuleyman BuyukasikEsra Ergun AlisOzge AltinokMeral GunaldiPublished in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research (2022)
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer and can recur in most cases. Surgery is an option for recurrent ovarian cancer. Parasitic infestation disseminated in an immunocompromised host can be fatal. The case is here presented of a female patient diagnosed with early-stage ovarian cancer. Chemotherapy was initiated for treatment. At the follow-up examination, masses in the liver suggestive of recurrence were detected on positron emission tomography computed tomography. Surgery was performed. A Strongyloides stercoralis infestation mimicking relapsing ovarian cancer in the liver was diagnosed.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- early stage
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- multiple sclerosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- case report
- pet ct
- squamous cell carcinoma
- acute coronary syndrome
- young adults
- pet imaging
- papillary thyroid
- free survival
- lymph node
- coronary artery disease
- image quality
- squamous cell