Intestinal Ameboma Involving the Jejunum: First Case Reported in Medical Literature

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Nisi Antonella Michele Marini Fulco E. Pelfini E. Vescovi L. Costanzo A. Caprioli M. Flavio M. Elia Armellini Sonzogni A. PatellI G. Piazzini Albani A.

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Nisi Antonella
General Surgery Postgraduate School, University of Milano, Italy

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We present the case of a 58-years-old caucasian male who was hospitalized in our hospital with an early diagnosis of a jejunal tumor. However, all the instrumental and laboratory testing conducted were inconclusive and a preoperative diagnosis was not established. Patient was scheduled for surgery and en-bloc resection of the jejunal mass was performed. Microscopic analysis of the specimen reported the presence of intense mixed lympho-granulocytic inflammatory infiltrate of the mucosa associated with entamoeba parasites and a diagnosis of intestinal ameboma was ruled out. Ameboma is a rare complication of chronic amoebic colitis. usually found in the cecum and ascending colon. To our knowledge, this is the first case of an intestinal ameboma involving the jejunum to be reported in medical literature.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Fri 09, Jun 2023
Accepted: Mon 10, Jul 2023
Published: Mon 31, Jul 2023

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© 2023 Nisi Antonella. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JSCR.2023.03.01