Microfilariasis of the breast mimicking malignancy

We report a 65-year-old female who presented with a 3.5×3 cm retro-areolar lump of the right breast with associated right axillary lymphadenopathy, mimicking breast cancer. Mammography showed a well-defined mass in the central quadrant of the right breast. Fine needle aspiration cytology from the br...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chaudhuri, Tamojit, Yadava, Kamlesh, Ray, Pabitra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Images in Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3715982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23878490
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.113433
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Sumario:We report a 65-year-old female who presented with a 3.5×3 cm retro-areolar lump of the right breast with associated right axillary lymphadenopathy, mimicking breast cancer. Mammography showed a well-defined mass in the central quadrant of the right breast. Fine needle aspiration cytology from the breast lump demonstrated many microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti.

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