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Sparganosis of the Unilateral Breast: A Case Report

  • Kim, Hyung Suk (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Man Sik (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Chang Jong (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • You, Sun Hyung (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Eom, Yong Hwa (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Tae Kyung (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ahwon (Department of Hospital Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Byung Joo (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Chae, Byung Joo (Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.12.24
  • Accepted : 2017.06.15
  • Published : 2017.08.31

Abstract

Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the sparganum, the plercercoid of the genus Spirometra. The preoperative diagnosis of breast sparganosis is difficult in most cases because it is a rare parasitic infection less than 2% of all cases. We report a 62-year-old woman case of breast sparganosis that were confirmed by surgical removal of worms from the right breast. The radiologic images of the patient also revealed characteristic features of breast sparganosis. The patient described the migrating palpable breast mass, which strongly suggested the possibility of breast sparganosis. The treatment of choice and confirmative diagnosis for sparganosis are complete surgical extraction of the sparganum irrespective of infected site. Inspection of the mass site with detailed medical history and radiological examinations are important for preoperative diagnosis of sparganosis patients.

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