An unusual parasitological finding in a subcutaneous mammary nodule

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 475-478

  Pampiglione, Silvio ^a   Orihel, Thomas C ^b   Gustinelli, Andrea ^a   Gatzemeier, Wolfgang ^c   Villani, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatrichosoma sp.; Breast nodule; Dirofilaria repens; Human; Italy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARASITOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

EID: 23244451418     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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