title: Breast filariasis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology--a case report.
abstract: We report a case of female who presented with a lump in the right breast. Fine needle aspiration cytology of lump revealed numerous adult filarial worms. Common habitat of the adult filarial worms is the lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes of limbs and their occurrence in breast is uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, S.V. Medical College, Triupati [corrected] nrukmangadha1@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rukmangadha
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shanthi
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.forename: Nalini P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Sarella Jothi
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology