Scrotal sparganosis mimicking scrotal teratoma in an infant: a case report and literature review.

Sparganosis is an infection with a parasitic tapeworm larva that occurs by eating infected foods or drinking contaminated water. The larvae can migrate to a tissue or muscle in the chest, abdominal wall, extremities, eyes, brain, urinary tract, pleura, pericardium, spinal canal, or scrotum. Herein, we report a 5-month old infant with scrotal sparganosis who was initially suspected to have a scrotal inflammatory mass with a history of applying raw frog meat into the umbilicus.

[Inhibitory effect of matrine on proliferation of human ovary malignant teratoma cell line PA-1 in vitro].

Objective: To study the effect of matrine (MAT) on the proliferation of human ovary malignant teratoma cell line PA-1 in vitro.

Methods: PA-1 cells allocated in different groups were treated with different concentrations (0.25 mg/mL, 0.