Open AccessLiver Alveolar Echinococcosis Metastasized to the Breast
Author(s) -
Yavuz Albayrak,
Ahmet Kargi,
Ayşe Albayrak,
İbrahim Gelincik,
Yavuz B. Cakir
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000331314
Subject(s) - medicine , echinococcus multilocularis , pathology , metacestode , lung , cyst , lesion , echinococcosis , echinococcus , metastasis , alveolar echinococcosis , cancer , helminths , cestoda , immunology
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a potentially fatal and chronically progressive infestation produced by the multivesicular metacestode of Echinococcus multilocularis, which most commonly affects the liver, lungs, and brain.
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