The Tumoral Form of Schistosomiasis: Report of a Case with Cerebellar Involvement

Eduardo Alves Bambirra Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais

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Jose de Souza Andrade Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais

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Itamar Cesarini
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Pedro Alcantara Rodrigues
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Carlos Alberto Sampaio Assis Drummond Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Felicio Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.76
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Volume 33: Issue 1
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76–79
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The tumoral form of schistosomiasis mansoni is rare and has not been described in the brain, in which schistosome eggs usually elicit a granulomatous inflammation. A 20-year-old Brazilian man had the tumoral form of schistosomiasis of the cerebellum which was treated surgically. Histological study of the excised cerebellar mass demonstrated a massive granulomatous reaction around Schistosoma mansoni eggs and massive necrotic areas. To our knowledge, this is the first case of schistosomiasis mansoni of the brain presenting as a posterior fossa mass with the characteristic necrotic granulomas.

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Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1984
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28 Jul 1983
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Published Online:
Jan 1984
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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