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We present two cases of hookworm infection that mimicked early gastric carcinoma.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case Summary<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two patients presented with clear boundaries gastric mucosa lesions exhibiting brownish discoloration, resembling early gastric mucosal cancer. Live hookworms were identified on the gastric mucosal surface using magnifying endoscopy combined with narrow\u2010band imaging. Hookworm eggs were detected in both patients through fecal etiological evaluation. Following standard anthelmintic treatment, both the lesions and the worms resolved.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the differential diagnosis of localized well\u2010defined gastric mucosal lesions, parasitic infections should be considered in addition to neoplastic lesions. 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