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Entamoeba histolytica: A surprising coexistence with adenocarcinoma - Never brush aside brushings for biopsy.
Goel, Palvi; Tyagi, Ruchita; Kaur, Gursheen; Garg, Bhavna; Selhi, Pavneet Kaur; Kaur, Harpreet; Mehta, Varun; Sood, Neena.
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  • Goel P; Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  • Tyagi R; Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  • Kaur G; Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Garg B; Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  • Selhi PK; Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  • Kaur H; Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  • Mehta V; Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  • Sood N; Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
J Lab Physicians ; 10(2): 251-254, 2018.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29692598
Entamoeba histolytica has been rarely reported as superadded infection over carcinomatous growth on rectal brushings. We present a case of 68-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain and bleeding per rectum who was found to have an ulceroproliferative growth on sigmoidoscopy. Rectal brushings revealed coexistence of E. histolytica with malignant cells of adenocarcinoma. No organism was detected on biopsy of the tumor, which also showed adenocarcinoma, because of possible surface colonization of the tumor by Entamoeba. This case highlights the role of rectal brushings in detecting superadded infection in a case where both brushings and biopsy were performed. It is always important to report infection superadded on malignancies for optimum management of the patients.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Lab Physicians Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Lab Physicians Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Alemania