Microfilaria coexisting with multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report.

Sinha, Ruchi; Prasad, Tanya; Kumar, Satyajeet; Singh, Avinash; Khanna, Puja · J Family Med Prim Care · 2025

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Filariasis is an endemic health issue in India and Southeast Asian countries. The diagnosis is conventionally made by demonstrating microfilaria in a peripheral blood smear. Detection of microfilaria is rarely reported in cytological evaluation, and even more infrequent is the presence of microfilaria in a neoplastic lesion. Here we report a rare case of microfilaria in a routine cytological smear of a liver aspirate, which was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma.