HELMINTHIC PARASITES CAUSING HEPATOBILIARY CANCERS: A SPOLIGHT REVIEW | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 6, Volume 54, Issue 3, December 2024, Pages 391-400 PDF (6.21 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2024.397253 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Tosson A. Morsy1; ABDALLAH ABDEL KADER HUSSEIN2; EISSA ABDEL HAMED IBRAHIM3; RANDA MAMDOUH GAD ALLAH4 | ||
| 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 | ||
| 2Department of Pathology, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||
| 4Department of Surgical Nursing, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Cancer is a condition in which abnormal cells divide and grow out of control and are able to invade other tissues. Changes to gene expression patterns are an important feature of cancer cells. Parasites are global public health problem par ticularly among school aged children mainly in rural areas. Protozoan or helminthic parasites are concerned with development of neoplastic changes in the host tissues. This review gave a spotlight on helminthes in causing hepatic cancer. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Helminthiasis; Hepatobiliary cancers; A spotlight review | ||
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