Organism associated with fish consumption and also causes carcinoma gallbladder:: (A) Gnathostoma, (B) Anglostrongyloidosis cantonensis, (C) Clonorchis sinensis, (D) H. dimunata
Answer is C. • Clonorchis sinensis is a liver fluke, acquired by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked freshwater fishes.
• In human body, it lives within bile ducts and causes inflammatory reaction leading to cholangiohepatitis and biliary obstruction.
• It is a well known risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma.
• It is a rare, but mentioned risk factor for carcinoma gallbladder.