Rare co-occurrence of colon cancer and Gastrodiscoides hominis in a human host: A case report and literature review

Abstract

A rising but underappreciated public health concern, gastrodiscoidiasis, is caused by a food-borne intestinal trematode. We report molecular identification of the parasite Gastrodiscoides hominis, from a patient of colon cancer, based on conserved ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA. Phylogeny revealed closed genetic relatedness with other Indian isolates.