title: Filarial infection of the breast. Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: The breast is not a frequent site of filarial infection. We report a case of fine needle aspiration cytologic diagnosis of filariasis of the breast, not previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bapat
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pandit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification*