Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer

Filarial infection is commonly encountered in the Indian subcontinent. Here we present a clinical image of filarial infestation at the site of recurrence of head and neck cancer.

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Main Authors: Nishitha Shetty, Amit Joshi, Vanita Noronha, Sachin Dhumal, Sridhar Epari, Kumar Prabhash, Vijay Patil
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250915000359
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author Nishitha Shetty
Amit Joshi
Vanita Noronha
Sachin Dhumal
Sridhar Epari
Kumar Prabhash
Vijay Patil
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description Filarial infection is commonly encountered in the Indian subcontinent. Here we present a clinical image of filarial infestation at the site of recurrence of head and neck cancer.
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spelling doaj.art-6316ebc529a2427998a67225e67058192022-12-21T18:46:20ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092016-01-013C8910.1016/j.idcr.2015.11.001Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancerNishitha Shetty0Amit Joshi1Vanita Noronha2Sachin Dhumal3Sridhar Epari4Kumar Prabhash5Vijay Patil6Department of Medical Oncology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, IndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, IndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, IndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, IndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, IndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, IndiaFilarial infection is commonly encountered in the Indian subcontinent. Here we present a clinical image of filarial infestation at the site of recurrence of head and neck cancer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250915000359FilariasisCancer
spellingShingle Nishitha Shetty
Amit Joshi
Vanita Noronha
Sachin Dhumal
Sridhar Epari
Kumar Prabhash
Vijay Patil
Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer
IDCases
Filariasis
Cancer
title Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer
title_full Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer
title_fullStr Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer
title_full_unstemmed Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer
title_short Extra-lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer
title_sort extra lymphatic filariasis at reconstructive surgery flap site recurrence of head and neck cancer
topic Filariasis
Cancer
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250915000359
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