Pseudoneoplastic lesion of the breast caused by Schistosoma mansoni

Abstract

A case of a pseudoneoplastic lesion of the breast clinically and sonographically suggestive of a fibroadenoma is reported. Excisional biopsy revealed the nodule was an inflammatory process consequent to infection by Schistosoma mansoni.

Keywords

• Breast
• Schistosomiasis
• Pseudoneoplastic lesion
• Schistosoma mansoni