Pseudoneoplastic lesion of the breast caused by Schistosoma mansoni

A case of a pseudoneoplastic lesion of the breast clinically and sonographically suggestive of a fibroadenoma is reported. Excisional biopsy revealed the nodule was an inflammatory process consequent to infection by Schistosoma mansoni.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carlos Anselmo Lima, Aécio Costa Cavalcanti, Márcia Maria Macêdo Lima, Nestor Piva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2004
Subjects:
Breast
Schistosomiasis
Pseudoneoplastic lesion
Schistosoma mansoni
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/dd1de2827514476aa60d2c6c283eaa50
Description
Summary:A case of a pseudoneoplastic lesion of the breast clinically and sonographically suggestive of a fibroadenoma is reported. Excisional biopsy revealed the nodule was an inflammatory process consequent to infection by Schistosoma mansoni.

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