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Journal of Case Reports
A Rare Presentation of Hydatid Disease: Breast Lump

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Sanjeev Gupta, DK Verma, Prikshit, Raj Kumar
From the Department of Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla-171001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Sanjeev Gupta
Email: drsnjiv@yahoo.co.in
Received: 01-MAY-2014 Accepted: 23-JUL-2014 Published Online: 05-SEP-2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2014.0083
Abstract
Hydatid disease presenting as a breast lump is extremely rare. When such presentation comes across, it poses diagnostic dilemma as in the present case. A 70 year old woman who presented to our hospital with breast lump was diagnosed as hydatid cyst. Hydatid cyst should be considered as differential diagnosis for patients presenting with breast lump.
Keywords : Breast, Echinococcus, Larva, Liver, Cysts, Humans, Sheep.
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