title: Schistosomiasis masquerading as carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sloan
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Rickman
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Blau
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: 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*