Tissue Invasion by Malignantly Transformed Cells from Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host.

Tissue Invasion by Malignantly Transformed Cells from Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host.

Watkins Richard R

Infectious Disease Alert

2015

2015-12

The first reported case of human disease caused by parasite-derived cancer cells was discovered in a 41-year-old man with HIV infection; lung, adrenal, and liver nodules; and lymphadenopathy.

Infection; Mutation; Human; Cestodes; Oncogenes

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