Breast filariasis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology--a case report.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2006 Apr; 49(2): 243-4
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in English
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| ID: sea-72930
ABSTRACT
We report a case of female who presented with a lump in the right breast. Fine needle aspiration cytology of lump revealed numerous adult filarial worms. Common habitat of the adult filarial worms is the lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes of limbs and their occurrence in breast is uncommon.
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Main subject:
Breast Diseases
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Female
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Humans
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Adult
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Eosinophils
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Filariasis
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Filarioidea
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Animals
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Neutrophils
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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