A critical evaluation of the carcinogenic role of amoebiasis with special reference to a case of double primary malignancies.
The case of a 45 year old man with double primary malignancies of unrelated organs--namely, amoebiasis-associated colo-rectal and renal cell carcinomas, is reported. The problem of carcinogenic role of amoebiasis in particular and that of parasitic diseases in general, is discussed and the literature briefly reviewed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology