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Abstract

CASE REPORT


A 38 year old female presented with a painful lump in the lower and outer quadrant of left breast; the lump had grown in 3 months time. On examination the breast lump was firm mobile with regular outline and measured 4x3cm in size. Hydatid cyst, however, was not suspected till it was removed surgically in toto under local anaes­thesia. On histology the laminated wall of cyst with germinal epithelium and many scolices were seen (Figure). X-ray of chest and ultra sound screening of liver and abdomen did not reveal hydatid cyst in any other órgan.Hydatid anti­bodies done three months after the operation to find out if there was any other cyst in the body, were found to be negative. The post-operative period was uneventful and the patient was dis­charged after 2 weeks of the operation.