An unusual parasitological finding in a subcutaneous mammary nodule

While examining some histological sections of a clinically suspected neoplastic nodule in a woman's breast, sections of Dirofilaria repens were noted in the same nodule along with sections of a different nematode. The latter appeared to be a specimen possibly belonging to the genus Anatrichosom...

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Published in:Pathology, research and practice research and practice, 2005-01, Vol.201 (6), p.475-478
Main Authors: Pampiglione, Silvio, Orihel, Thomas C., Gustinelli, Andrea, Gatzemeier, Wolfgang, Villani, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Anatrichosoma sp
Animals
Breast - parasitology
Breast - pathology
Breast Diseases - diagnosis
Breast Diseases - etiology
Breast Diseases - surgery
Breast nodule
Dirofilaria - isolation & purification
Dirofilaria repens
Dirofilariasis - complications
Dirofilariasis - diagnosis
Dirofilariasis - surgery
Female
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - diagnosis
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - parasitology
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - surgery
Human
Humans
Italy
Nematoda - isolation & purification
Nematode Infections - complications
Nematode Infections - diagnosis
Nematode Infections - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:While examining some histological sections of a clinically suspected neoplastic nodule in a woman's breast, sections of Dirofilaria repens were noted in the same nodule along with sections of a different nematode. The latter appeared to be a specimen possibly belonging to the genus Anatrichosoma (family Trichosomoididae), a parasitic group of helminths rarely reported in humans. In view of the diagnostic interest in an exceptional event, such as a double parasitic infection in the same nodule, we report the details of the case and the morphological findings.
ISSN:0344-0338
1618-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.prp.2005.04.008