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Case report
Rare presentation of isolated hydatid disease of the breast
  1. Ronal Kori1,
  2. Sudhir Kumar Jain2 and
  3. Rehan Nabi Khan3
  1. 1General Surgery, Conquest Hospital, Saint Leonards on Sea, UK
  2. 2Urology, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, UK
  3. 3General Surgery, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ronal Kori; ronal_kori{at}yahoo.co.in

Abstract

Isolated hydatid disease of the breast is a rare condition, possessing a diagnostic dilemma for the clinicians. Hydatid disease is common in endemic areas affecting most commonly the liver and lungs. Other organs rarely involved are the kidney, bone and brain. It is caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus, widely spread by cattle and sheep. Humans are the accidental host for this organism. We present a similar case of isolated hydatid cyst of the breast, which was diagnosed preoperatively and managed successfully.

  • breast surgery
  • surgical diagnostic tests
  • infectious diseases
  • ultrasonography

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243052

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors RK: manuscript preparation and editing, submission, gaining consent from the patient. SKJ: chief surgeon, manuscript preparation and management advise. RNK: manuscript editing and advise.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.