A Case - Report of Hydatid Cyst of the Breast

A Case - Report of Hydatid Cyst of the Breast

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Hydatidosis (echinococcosis) is a parasitic infection in human.The most common cause of hydatid cyst is echinococcus granulosus.Hydatid cysts commonly involve the liver,lungs and rarely other organs as spleen , pancreas and breast.

The patient of this case - report was a 17 Cotton Balls years old girl that referred to hospital with a slowly growing mass in her right breast occasionally with pain sensation from one month before referring to clinic.She operated and observed a cystic mass with doughter cyst and clear fluid.Cyst excised completely.

The pathological study confirmed Christmas Platter the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst.