title: Mylohyoid cysticercosis: a rare submandibular mass.
abstract: Cysticercosis is endemic in developing countries such as India. This infection is acquired via ingestion of cysticerci, the larvae of the Taenia solium (tapeworm, or cestode), in uncooked/undercooked pork or fecally contaminated food or water. Although skeletal muscle commonly harbors the cysticerci, we report a case in which they had infested the mylohyoid muscle in the floor of mouth, a site that has not been mentioned previously in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. virkdoc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ramandeep Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Virk
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Shakuntala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D041201:Taenia solium
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole