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* Cestode in the [[Echinococcus]] family
  
* Cestode in the [[Echinococcus]] family
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*Disease is caused by the larval form
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=== Life Cycle ===
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* Definitive hosts are canid carnivorous animals, including urban coyotes
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* Eggs contaminate the environment, including produce
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** They are infective after a few days, and are viable for up to 16 months at 4ºC
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* Intermediate hosts (metacestode) are rodents, possibly pigs, and and incidentally humans
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* Intermediate host is eaten by the definitive host, completing the life cycle
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=== Epidemiology ===
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* Estimated 18,000 cases annually
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* Worldwide in the northern hemisphere
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** Most cases in China (90%), followed by Japan and Russia
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** Rare in North America
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* Within Canada:
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** Associated with arctic foxes and wolves
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** Alberta has highest number of cases, with 19 cases from 2013 to 2021
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** 0 to 3 case reports in other provinces
   
 
==Clinical Manifestations==
  
==Clinical Manifestations==
   
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*Causes alveolar echinococcosis
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*Causes '''alveolar echinococcosis'''
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*Incubation period [[Incubation period range::5 to 15 years]]
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*Presents as a metastatic malignancy of unknown primary, mot commonly with malaise, weight loss, and qight upper quadrant discomfort
  
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*Vague abdominal pain may precede diagnosis by years
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**May also mimic hepatic carcinoma, cirrhosis, and tuberculosis
  
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*Presents as a metastatic malignancy of unknown primary, mot commonly with malaise, weight loss, and right upper quadrant discomfort
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*Can cause cholestatic jaundrice, cholangitis, portal hypertension, and Budd-Chiari syndrome
  
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**May also mimic [[hepatocellular carcinoma]], [[cirrhosis]], and [[tuberculosis]]
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**Causes continuously-growing tumour-like polycystic mass, made up of multiple vesicles that are lined by laminated germinal layer
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*Can cause cholestatic [[jaundice]], [[cholangitis]], [[portal hypertension]], and [[Budd-Chiari syndrome]]
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== Diagnosis ==
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* Combination of radiologic and serologic investigations
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*A single negative serologic test does not rule out infection
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* May be confirmed by biopsy
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=== Case Definition (Alberta) ===
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* Typical organ lesion detected by imaging with US or CT
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* AND histopathology compatible with alveolar echinococcosis
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* AND
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** Detection of ''E. multilocularis'' by serology
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** OR detection of ''E. multilocularis'' by molecular diagnostic methods
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=== Imaging ===
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* Ultrasound or CT demonstrates lesions which typically have an irregular contour, no well-defined wall, central necrosis, and irregular intralesional and wall calcifications
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=== PNM Classification ===
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* P=parasitic mass in the liver, N=neighbouring organ involvement; M=metastases
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{| class="wikitable"
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!
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!P
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!N
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!M
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|-
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|X
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|Primary tumour cannot be assess
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|Not evaluable
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|Not evaluable
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|-
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|0
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|No detectable tumour in liver
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|No regional involvement
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|No metastasis
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|-
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|1
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|Peripheral lesions without proximal vascular and/or biliary involvement
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|Regional involvement of contiguous organs or tissues
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|Metastasis
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|-
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|2
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|Central lesions with proximal vascular and/or biliary invovlement of 1 lobe
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| rowspan="3" |
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| rowspan="3" |
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|-
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|3
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|Central lesions with hilar vascular or biliary involvement of both lobes and/or with involvement of 2 hepatic veins
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|-
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|4
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|Any liver lesion with extension along the vessels and biliary tree
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|}
   
 
== Management ==
  
== Management ==

Latest revision as of 12:09, 2 March 2023


Background

Microbiology

  • Cestode in the Echinococcus family
  • Disease is caused by the larval form

Life Cycle

  • Definitive hosts are canid carnivorous animals, including urban coyotes
  • Eggs contaminate the environment, including produce
    • They are infective after a few days, and are viable for up to 16 months at 4ºC
  • Intermediate hosts (metacestode) are rodents, possibly pigs, and and incidentally humans
  • Intermediate host is eaten by the definitive host, completing the life cycle

Epidemiology

  • Estimated 18,000 cases annually
  • Worldwide in the northern hemisphere
    • Most cases in China (90%), followed by Japan and Russia
    • Rare in North America
  • Within Canada:
    • Associated with arctic foxes and wolves
    • Alberta has highest number of cases, with 19 cases from 2013 to 2021
    • 0 to 3 case reports in other provinces

Clinical Manifestations

  • Causes alveolar echinococcosis
  • Incubation period 5 to 15 years
  • Vague abdominal pain may precede diagnosis by years
  • Presents as a metastatic malignancy of unknown primary, mot commonly with malaise, weight loss, and right upper quadrant discomfort
  • Can cause cholestatic jaundice, cholangitis, portal hypertension, and Budd-Chiari syndrome

Diagnosis

  • Combination of radiologic and serologic investigations
  • A single negative serologic test does not rule out infection
  • May be confirmed by biopsy

Case Definition (Alberta)

  • Typical organ lesion detected by imaging with US or CT
  • AND histopathology compatible with alveolar echinococcosis
  • AND
    • Detection of E. multilocularis by serology
    • OR detection of E. multilocularis by molecular diagnostic methods

Imaging

  • Ultrasound or CT demonstrates lesions which typically have an irregular contour, no well-defined wall, central necrosis, and irregular intralesional and wall calcifications

PNM Classification

  • P=parasitic mass in the liver, N=neighbouring organ involvement; M=metastases
P N M
X Primary tumour cannot be assess Not evaluable Not evaluable
0 No detectable tumour in liver No regional involvement No metastasis
1 Peripheral lesions without proximal vascular and/or biliary involvement Regional involvement of contiguous organs or tissues Metastasis
2 Central lesions with proximal vascular and/or biliary invovlement of 1 lobe
3 Central lesions with hilar vascular or biliary involvement of both lobes and/or with involvement of 2 hepatic veins
4 Any liver lesion with extension along the vessels and biliary tree

Management

  • Main treatment is surgical resection followed by at least 2 years of antihelminthic therapy (e.g. albendazole)
  • Poor prognosis, with 90% 10-year mortality if untreated
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