Case Report

ISOLATED PRIMARY HYDATID CYST OF THE BREAST: CASE REPORT

  • Akın Önder
  • Murat Kapan
  • Sadullah Girgin
  • Ömer Lütfi Akgül
  • Hakan Önder
  • Yılmaz Akyüz

Received Date: 12.05.2011 Accepted Date: 02.08.2011 Eur J Breast Health 2012;8(3):152-154

The causative agent of hydatid cyst disease is Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid cysts are usually located in the liver and the lungs; they are very rarely seen in the breasts. Herein, a 62-year-old woman with isolated left breast hydatid cysts is presented. The patient had the complaint of painless mass in the left breast for one year. Imaging methods revealed a mobile lesion with smooth margins. Under local anesthesia, the mass was totally removed. Pathological examination made the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. The patient received mebendazole treatment for 3 months. During follow-up visits, no recurrence was found.

Keywords: breast, primary, hydatid cyst