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Histopathological and serologic findings suggested sparganosis, and PCR amplification of the &lt;i&gt;cox&lt;\/i&gt;1 gene from paraffin-embedded tissue showed 99% sequence identity with &lt;i&gt;Spirometra erinaceieuropaei&lt;\/i&gt; (GenBank accession No. KJ599680.1). Praziquantel (75 mg\/kg\/day for 3 days) was administered, and the patient showed no evidence of recurrence during follow-up. Eosinophilia was not observed; however, positive sparganum antibodies supported the diagnosis. This case demonstrates that molecular identification using mitochondrial genes can be a valuable diagnostic tool, especially when morphological features are limited. 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