Ameboma mimicking carcinoma of the cecum: case report

Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Mar;59(3):453-4. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(03)02722-6.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Aged
  • Amebiasis / diagnosis*
  • Amebiasis / drug therapy
  • Animals
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Carcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Cecal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cecal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colonoscopy / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Entamoeba histolytica / drug effects
  • Entamoeba histolytica / isolation & purification*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Photomicrography
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Metronidazole