Abstract
Isolated echinococcosis or hydatid cyst of breast is very rare disease especially in non-endemic areas. Even in endemic areas, hydatid cysts detects only for 0.27% of all cases of hydatidosis. Diagnosis of hydatid disease is difficult and it is diagnosed after surgical excision in majority cases. We report a case of 39 year old female with isolated hydatid cyst of the left breast that appeared as a painless breast lump without any specific symptoms.
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INTRODUCTIONEchinococcosis (hydatid cyst, hydatidosis) is caused by invasion with the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcosis is caused by invasion with the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus
We report a case of 39 year old female with isolated hydatid 1Department of Oncology, cyst of the left breast that appeared as a painless breast lump without any specific symptoms
Summary
Echinococcosis (hydatid cyst, hydatidosis) is caused by invasion with the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. This helmintosis is globally distributed and is seen endemically in sheep raising countries. A 39 year old female was hospitalized to the surgical department of Kiev municipal clinical oncological centre with complaints of painless lump in her left breast. She first noticed the breast lump approximately. Preoperative mammography and US showed a oval, circumscribed hypoechoic mass
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