Trichinosis associated with carcinoma of the tongue

Case report

Cheung, Lim-Kwong BDS, PhD, FDS, FRACDS (OMS)
Yeung, Richie Wai-Kit BDS, MBChB
Leung, Suet-Yee MBBS, MRCPath
Samman, Nabil BDS, MRCS, LRCP, FDSRCS

Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong
^aAssociate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
^bLecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
^cLecturer, Department of Pathology.

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, & Endodontics 84(1):p 32-34, July 1997.

A rare presentation of Trichinella spiralis with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is reported. The possible carcinogenic potential of trichinosis and its management are discussed. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1997;84:32-4)