Cysticercosis of the fallopian tube: histology and microanalysis

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Hum. Pathol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0046-8177(82)80012-9· OSTI ID:6706890

Abraham, J L; Spore, W W; Benirschke, K

The authors identified a degenerated, focally calcified cestode larva (cysticercus) in the fallopian tube of a 50-year-old woman with endometriosis. The physiologic reaction to the larva was minimal, with some focal granulomatous salpingitis. No other focus of infection was detected. The differential diagnosis included trophoblastic tissue, foreign material, and parasites. Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis of the organism revealed concentration of iodine in the subcuticular connective tissue of the larva and confirmed the calcium phosphate composition of the calcareous corpuscles. The presumed source of the iodine was the continued exposure of the larva to an environment rich in iodide secreted by the epithelium of the fallopian tube.

• Research Organization: Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
• OSTI ID: 6706890
• Journal Information: Hum. Pathol.; (United States), Vol. 13:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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