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Nodular breast filariasis: Diagnosis by fine needle aspiration
Author(s) -
Monchy Didier,
Noellat Philippe,
Nomoredjo Amaury,
Videault Alain,
Dubourdieu Dominique
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1996.tb03603.x
Subject(s) - wuchereria bancrofti , filariasis , fine needle aspiration , bancroftian filariasis , medicine , nodule (geology) , breast lumps , pathology , dermatology , radiology , biology , helminths , biopsy , immunology , breast cancer , paleontology , cancer
Bancrofttan filariasis is a tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes that most often causes lymphadenitis. This article reports on a breast nodule due to Wuchereria bancroftl in a woman living in New Caledonia. The diagnosis was done by fine needle aspiration, which showed several microfilariae and avoided surgical treatment.