Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (임상이비인후과)

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (대한이비인후과학회 부산,울산,경남 지부회)
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A Case of Sparganosis in Subcutaneous Tissue of Neck

경부 종괴에서 발견된 스파르가눔증 1예

  • Choi, Kyu sung (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Si Hyeong (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Gi cheol (Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 최규성 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성창원병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 강시형 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성창원병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 박기철 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성창원병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.05.30
  • Accepted : 2018.11.27
  • Published : 2018.12.30

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Abstract

Sparganum is the larvae of a parasite called Spirometra. It usually lives in snakes or frogs, which are parasitic on the human who consume them raw. Sparganum is presented with a form of mobile subcutaneous nodule in various parts of human body. A 78 years old man with palpable neck mass visited our clinics. He had a history of eating snakes raw about 50 years ago. He was diagnosed with Sparganosis through a fine needle aspiration biopsy and underwent excisional biopsy. Sparganosis should be considered when dealing subcutaneous palpable neck mass with history of consuming raw snakes or frogs.

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