Breast filariasis. Complex diagnostic and treatment [ФИЛЯРИОЗ МОЛОЧНОЙ ЖЕЛЕЗЫ. КОМПЛЕКСНАЯ ЛУЧЕВАЯ ДИАГНОСТИКА И ЛЕЧЕНИЕ]

Filariasis is a tropical disease caused by the parasite Dirofilaria repens. The lesion of the breast occurs in 10%. Purpose. To present a clinical case of a woman with breast pathology. Materials and methods. The condition did not manifest clinically. Detection of atypical cyst in the breast using ultrasound technology and its subsequent biopsy allowed to confirm the pathology. Results. The possibilities of an integrated approach in the diagnosis of breast lesions and minimally invasive treatment of a patient with a parasitic lesion of the breast are demonstrated. © 2019 Russian Electronic Journal of Radiology. All rights reserved.