Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Breast Hydatid Cyst - Case Report

The mammary gland may represent an organ of primary localization of a hydatid cyst, but with an extremely rare frequency. Most of reported studies in the literature show isolated cases. Patients usually present a palpable and painless lump of the breast, and it is difficult to differentiate these cysts from other tumoral lesions of the breast.


 Diagnosis is frequently delayed because the symptoms lack specificity and, moreover, they mimic other pathological conditions. We report the case of a patient with breast hydatid cyst in Transylvania, Romania, an area that is not considered endemic.(Read more)

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