An inguinal mass with local vascular lesions induced by a lymphatic filaria.
A 47-year-old Indian male presented with an inguinal mass clinically suspicious as a tumor. Histological examination of the excised mass demonstrated tissue reaction to degenerating intravascular adult filarial worms. The worms have been identified as a lymphatic filariae, most probably Wuchereria bancrofti. The case report underscores the need to maintain suspicion of genitourinary filarial lesions in non-endemic areas and describes atypical vascular lesions induced by lymphatic filariae.
Abdel-Hameed
Ahmed A
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Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. aadeel@ksu.edu.sa
Dura
Wieslaw T
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Alkhalife
Ibrahim S
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D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods