title: Gravid adult female worms of Wuchereria bancrofti in fine needle aspirates of soft tissue swellings. Report of three cases.
abstract: Gravid adult female worms of Wuchereria bancrofti were observed in fine needle aspirates of soft tissue swellings from three patients. An inguinal lymph node was aspirated in two cases, and a breast nodule was the site of aspiration in the third case. In one of the inguinal lymph node aspirates, two adult gravid female worms were identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapila
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014957:Wuchereria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification*