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Case Report
Schistosomiasis in a cystic teratoma of the ovary
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Associate Professor of “Istituzioni di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica”
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University of Trieste - Trieste (Italy)
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Assistant, Insitute of Pathological Anatomy and Histology
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National Somalian University - Mogadiscio (Somalia)
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Assistant, Institute of Pathological Anatomy and Histology - University of Trieste (Italy)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 1987, 14(1), 57–59;
Published: 10 March 1987
Abstract
The authors report the case of an ovarian teratoma infected by the eggs of the trematode Schistosoma haematobium. In consideration of the rare observation, bearing a paradigmatic value, they briefly discuss the particular tropism that the parasite demonstrated towards some tumoral structures and they also outline the immunological mechanisms activated by the Schistosoma.