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A Case of Acute Gastric Anisakiasis Presenting with Malignant Tumor-like Features: A Large Gastric Vanishing Tumor Accompanied by Local Lymph Node Swelling

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Here we present a case of acute gastric anisakiasis with rare manifestations such as vanishing gastric tumor and accompanying local lymph node swelling. This report offers some important clues for considering the immunopathological features of gastric infection by Anisakis.

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    Katsushi Hiramatsu, Shinji Kamiyamamoto, Hidero Ogino, Yoshitake Satomura, Hiroshi Demachi & Yatsugi Noda

  2. Surgery, USA

    Kohji Konishi

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    Atsuo Miwa

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Hiramatsu, K., Kamiyamamoto, S., Ogino, H. et al. A Case of Acute Gastric Anisakiasis Presenting with Malignant Tumor-like Features: A Large Gastric Vanishing Tumor Accompanied by Local Lymph Node Swelling. Dig Dis Sci 49, 965–969 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000034555.55739.3c

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