title: Sparganosis of the spinal cord. Case report.
abstract: Sparganosis of the spinal cord is a rare disease: only two cases have previously been described. A third case of spinal sparganosis is reported in which a sparganum was removed from the central canal of the patient's spinal cord. The clinical presentation and pathology are described. A brief review of the life cycle of the Spirometra is given and the possible mode of infestation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Neurology (Department of Surgery), University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*