From mammary mystery to parasitic surprise: a rare case of primary breast hydatid cyst
Nazanin Zeinali Nezhad, Hamid Zeinali Nezhad, Amirhossein Shahpar, Aazam Gholami Shahrebabak, Maryam Gholami Shahrebabak, Faride Rashid Farokhi · 2024
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Description
Nazanin Zeinali Nezhad and five co-authors report a breast lump that turned out to be a parasite cyst. A 51-year-old woman came in with a painless mass in her left breast. Scans showed a cyst of about four centimeters, classed as probably harmless. Breast hydatid cysts are extremely rare.
Doctors first drained the cyst, but the lump came back twice within six months. Surgery followed, and lab study of the tissue gave the true diagnosis: a hydatid cyst, caused by a tapeworm larva. A blood clue, a high count of eosinophil cells, had been present all along but was overlooked at first. After surgery she received the drug albendazole, follow-up scans, and hygiene advice. The authors urge doctors in affected regions to keep parasites in mind for odd breast lumps.
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| CREATOR | Nazanin Zeinali Nezhad, Hamid Zeinali Nezhad, Amirhossein Shahpar, Aazam Gholami Shahrebabak, Maryam Gholami Shahrebabak, Faride Rashid Farokhi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |