title: Cysticercosis of breast--a case report.
abstract: Cysticercosis can affect any organ or tissue of the body. Involvement of the breast is a rare presentation. In this report we present a case of 22 years young married woman who came with the history of painless mobile swelling in the right side of the breast. An excision biopsy was carried out. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of typical cysticercus larva and a definite diagnosis of cysticercosis was made. To conclude, cysticercosis of the breast is rare and it should be considered as a differential diagnosis for a lump in the breast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, SSR Medical College, Mauritius. smritiayushi@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Smriti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agnihotri
authors.forename: Om Prakash
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pudasaini
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome