[Breast hydatid cyst. A case report].
We report the case of a 63 years old woman with a left mammary hydatid cyst. The patient presented with a left painless mammary mass of four months evolution. Mammography showed a dense image of 9 cm phi in the left breast. Ultrasound showed a solid and heterogeneous lesion. The tumor was excised under general anesthesia. The initial macroscopic inspection showed a tumor with a well defined fibrous capsule filled with a grayish material that contained membrane debris. The pathological study confirmed the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst.
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Instituto de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile.
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D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged