title: Management of a chest-wall soft-tissue tumor caused by an infection with the larval tapeworm pathogen Taenia crassiceps.
abstract: A chest-wall lesion of an immunocompetent patient was initially suspicious for a malignant tumor. Histopathological and polymerase chain reaction examinations revealed an infection with the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia crassiceps. Curative resection of the tumorous lesion was performed. Treatment options for immunocompromised patients and patients without known immune defect are discussed, because most of the infections occur in immunocompromised individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany Christian.Roesel@ruhrlandklinik.uk-essen.de.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roesel
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Welter
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stamatis
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Theegarten
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Institute of Pathology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tappe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007814:Larva; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D013621:Taenia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D035441:Thoracic Wall; D016896:Treatment Outcome