An unusual zoonotic parasite ’s disease causing a breast mass: Breast hydatid cyst

A 68-year-old women presented with a right breast mass in the last 6 months, which was gradually increasing in size. Physical examination revealed a 10  cm mass in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. This mass was firm, oval, non-tender, and free from the skin and underlying tissue. The medio-lateral mammogram revealed a homogenous dense, well-circumscribed lesion in the right breast (Fig. 1). In the axial thorax CT-scan image, we found a hypodense, well-defined mass with capsular wall of 7 cm containing endogenous daughter cysts (Fig.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Medical Imagery Source Type: research