Bilateral breast filariasis mimicking inflammatory breast carcinoma
| Autor: | Mousam Dey, Simi Das, Hira Lal, Namita Mohindra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury Inflammatory carcinoma business.industry Carcinoma General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Filariasis Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences Breast Diseases 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans Female Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms Breast business skin and connective tissue diseases Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Popis: | Breast is an uncommon site to be affected in filariasis. However, such cases may be encountered in endemic areas. Here, we report a case of filariasis of breast in a 55-year-old woman who was clinically mistaken for inflammatory carcinoma of the breast. Sonomammography revealed classic signs pointing towards the diagnosis of filariasis of breast, which was confirmed with microscopic examination of fine-needle aspirate. Thus, imaging played a pivotal role in correctly diagnosing and further altering the line of management. |
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