Twelve cases of radical surgery were carried out on patients with schistosoma granuloma mistaken for malignant lesions. Such radical procedures could have been averted if pre-operative biopsies were done. Therefore, there is a need for clinicians practising in schistosoma endemic areas to routinely carry out pre-operative biopsy to minimize missed diagnosis of schistosomiasis.

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