<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Hydatid disease is a zoonotic disease endemic in Eastern Europe, being highly prevalent in Romania. There are some links between echinococcosis and cancer, but the true nature of the relationship between these diseases remains to be established. We present the case of a 49-year-old male with hepatic echinococcosis and concomitant hepatic metastases of a previously undiagnosed pancreatic cancer.</p></abstract>

Hydatid disease is a zoonotic disease endemic in Eastern Europe, being highly prevalent in Romania. There are some links between echinococcosis and cancer, but the true nature of the relationship between these diseases remains to be established. We present the case of a 49-year-old male with hepatic echinococcosis and concomitant hepatic metastases of a previously undiagnosed pancreatic cancer.

A Misleading Case of Hepatic Echinococcosis

Internal Medicine

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Hydatid disease is a zoonotic disease endemic in Eastern Europe, being highly prevalent in Romania. There are some links between echinococcosis and cancer, but...

A Misleading Case of Hepatic Echinococcosis

Pubblicato online: 14 ott 2020

Pagine: 87 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2020-0128

Parole chiave
hepatic echinococcosis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma

© 2020 Laura-Maria Manea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Misleading Case of Hepatic Echinococcosis

Pubblicato online: 14 ott 2020

Pagine: 87 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2020-0128

Parole chiavehepatic echinococcosis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma

© 2020 Laura-Maria Manea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
hepatic echinococcosis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma