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Incidentally observed 15-meter-long tapeworm during surgery in a patient with newly diagnosed gastric cancer

Nizameddin Koca, Oktay Celik, Uygar Duzci, Tuba Gullu Koca
  • Nizameddin Koca (Author) Department of Internal Medicine, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
  • Oktay Celik (Author) Department of Surgery, Bursa Ali Osman Sonmez Oncology Hospital, Bursa
  • Uygar Duzci (Author) Department of Surgery, Bursa Ali Osman Sonmez Oncology Hospital, Bursa
  • Tuba Gullu Koca (Author) Department of Internal Medicine, Bursa Ali Osman Sonmez Oncology Hospital, Bursa
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.2016.5000190102
Abstract
Parasitic infestations are mostly encountered in underdeveloped or developing countries. Taenia saginata is the most frequently found genus in Turkey and cases occur particularly in the Southeastern Anatolian Region. A 57-year-old woman admitted to hospital with the complaints of weakness, weight lose and abdominal pain. Gastroscopy was performed and a tumoral mass was observed. Pathologic evaluation of the endoscopic biopsies was reported as signet ring cell gastric carcinoma. Tapeworm was incidentally observed when the incision was made for jejunal bypass. Fifteen-meter-long parasite was extracted. There are not enough studies and case reports that questioned the relationship between taeniasis and cancer.
Keywords
Taenia saginata, gastric cancer, asymptomatic, surgery
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Koca N, Celik O, Duzci U, Gullu Koca T. Incidentally observed 15-meter-long tapeworm during surgery in a patient with newly diagnosed gastric cancer. Eur Res J. 2016;2(2):154-156. doi:10.18621/eurj.2016.5000190102
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  • Submitted February 21, 2026
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