Health • June 29, 2026
Doctors thought man had brain cancer — they found live tapeworms instead
Originally published on Fox News Health
Doctors suspected metastatic brain cancer in a 60-year-old man, but scans revealed pork tapeworm larvae causing neurocysticercosis.
Doctors suspected metastatic brain cancer in a 60-year-old man, but scans revealed pork tapeworm larvae causing neurocysticercosis.
Originally published on Fox News Health.
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