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Query: UMLS:C0851341 (
infestation
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Alveolar echinococcosis, which is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, is a very aggressive and potentially fatal
infestation
which always affects the liver primarily and metastasizes to any part of the body. Imaging studies are usually highly suspicious of carcinoma or
sarcoma
, and biopsy may provide the first indication of infection. We report a case of disseminated alveolar echinococcosis with liver, lung, and bone involvement mimicking a metastatic malignancy.
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PMID:Disseminated alveolar echinococcosis mimicking a metastatic malignancy. 1870 62