IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1031HealthcareORAL CYSTICERCOSIS - A RARE CASE REPORT J.VenkatramanJainAtulParmarPregnesh4122013)8993This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

A 23 year old male presented with a painless solitary nodular swelling near left lateral border of the tongue of 4 years duration. Fine needle aspiration cytology revealed a benign cystic lesion. Excisional biopsy was done for histopathological examination which revealed larvae of the pork tapeworm (cysticercus). Cysticercus normally dwells in the organs of pigs and infection of human tissues is much more unusual. Oral cysticercosis, especially the involvement of tongue is rare in humans.v

Lingual Cysticercosis Oral Tongue Taenia Cellulosae.