Schistosomiasis masquerading as carcinoma of the breast.
Mammography of an asymptomatic Filipino woman revealed microcalcifications suggestive of carcinoma. Excisional biopsy of the breast showed that the mass was caused by calcified ova of Schistosoma japonicum.
Sloan
B S
BS
Department of Family Medicine, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, TX, USA.
Rickman
L S
LS
Blau
E M
EM
Davis
C E
CE
D000818:Animals; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000473:pathology*