Cysticercosis of breast presenting as a breast lump: cytological diagnosis of a rare case.

Authors

  • Swati Bhardwaj Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029
  • Akansha Singh Department of pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029
  • Charanjeet Ahluwalia Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029
  • Ashish Kumar Mandal Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

Keywords:

Cysticercosis, breast

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Author Biographies

Swati Bhardwaj, Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

Post graduate student, Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

Akansha Singh, Department of pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

Senior Resident, Department of Pathology

Charanjeet Ahluwalia, Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

Senior Specialist, Department of Pathology, Vardhman Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

Ashish Kumar Mandal, Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

Head of Department, Department of Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029

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28-07-2016

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Bhardwaj S, Singh A, Ahluwalia C, Mandal AK. Cysticercosis of breast presenting as a breast lump: cytological diagnosis of a rare case. Ann of Pathol and Lab Med [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 19];3(3):L13-14. Available from: https://pacificejournals.com/journal/index.php/apalm/article/view/apalm781

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016)

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