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Breast filariasis: Real‐time sonographic imaging of the filarial dance
Author(s) -
Surendrababu Narayanam R.S.,
Thomas Elsa,
Rajinikanth Janakiraman,
Keshava Shyamkumar N.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20418
Subject(s) - medicine , pathognomonic , quadrant (abdomen) , fibroadenoma , radiology , filariasis , nodule (geology) , pathology , helminths , breast cancer , disease , paleontology , cancer , immunology , biology
Abstract A 50‐year‐old woman presented with a palpable tender nodule in the upper quadrant of the breast that was clinically thought to be a fibroadenoma, with mammographic findings of a well‐defined lobulated density. Sonographic examination revealed a “filarial dance sign” within the cystic lesion, which is diagnostic of lymphatic breast filariasis. In endemic areas, sonographic examination is recommended to search for this pathognomonic real‐time diagnostic feature and, if present, to initiate treatment without delay. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2008