title: Microfilaria in breast aspiration--an uncommon finding.
abstract: Filariasis is a major public health problem in many tropics and subtropics of Africa, Western Pacific and parts of the Americas, affecting over 83 countries. It is also a public health problem in India. A large majority of the cases found in India are attributed to infection by Wuchereria bancrofti which mainly affects the lymph nodes and the lymphatic channels. Breast is an unusual site for filariasis. In the present case report the patient presented with a gradually increasing breast lump, clinically diagnosed as fibroadenoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vill-Barjora, Schooldanga, BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal, India. rajibkmondal@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Rajib Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Rudranarayan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Hena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawsar
authors.forename: Sadakkas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Kumar Tapan
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans