Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis simulating metastatic malignancy

• Main Authors: Suvradeep Mitra (Author), Payal Charaya (Author), Shrinath Gururaj Deshpande (Author), Mayur Parkhi (Author), Thakur Deen Yadav (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with tiny tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Echinococcosis is classified as either cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis. The common form is a zoonosis from goats and sheep that tends to cause liver lesions. The larval stage of...