Coexistence of microfilaria with metastatic adenocarcinomatous deposit from breast in axillary lymph node cytology: A rare association.
Filariasis is a global social health problem of tropical and sub tropical countries like India.W.bancroftiaccounts for 95% of cases of lymphatic filariasis. Microfilaria in cytosmears are a rare finding. We report a case of 55 year old female presented with right axillary swelling with ipsilateral breast lump. Cytosmears from the lymph node aspirate showed metastatic adenocarcinomatous deposits and a bunch of microfilariae surrounding the tumor cells and the aspirate from the breast shows ductal carcinoma. We report an additional case of a rare association of microfilaria co-existing with carcinomatous deposit in the lymph node.
Department of Pathology, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Nibedita
N
Sahoo
Department of Pathology, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Arpita
A
Saha
Department of Pathology, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Pritinanda
P
Mishra
Cytology; metastatic adenocarcinoma; microfilaria