Microfilariasis of the breast mimicking malignancy

Microfilariasis of the breast mimicking malignancy

We report a 65-year-old female who presented with a 3.5x3 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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Main Authors: Tamojit Chaudhuri, Kamlesh Yadava, Pabitra Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Microfilariasis
aspiration biopsy
breast lump
Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2013;volume=34;issue=1;spage=47;epage=47;aulast=Chaudhuri
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