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Microfilaria detected in a female breast nodule- A rare incidental finding in FNAC

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Case Report

Author Details : Khushboo*, Bikash Kumar

Volume : 7, Issue : 2, Year : 2022

Article Page : 136-138

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.achr.2022.029

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Abstract

Background: Microfilaria is a major public health problem in tropical countries like India. It is most commonly diagnosed in peripheral blood smears, but detection of microfilaria in FNAC of breast is a rare finding.
Case presentation: We are reporting a case of 35 year old female who presented with a painless nodule in left breast.  Fine-needle aspiration cytology from the nodule was done, aspiration showed many sheathed motile microfilaria likely Wuchereria bancrofti and the patient was put on anti-filarial treatment with Diethyl carbamazine citrate.
Conclusion:  In endemic areas, it should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses of a superficial swelling. Despite its high prevalence, filariasis in female breast is a rare finding and careful screening of nodules help in detecting microfilaria even in asymptomatic patients and thus plays a significant role in recognition of the disease and institution of specific treatment.
 
Keywords: Microfilaria, FNAC, Nodule

How to cite : Khushboo, Kumar B, Microfilaria detected in a female breast nodule- A rare incidental finding in FNAC. IP Arch Cytol Histopathol Res 2022;7(2):136-138

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