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• Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 37 (1) • Feb 2004 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822004000100017   copy

Pseudoneoplastic lesion of the breast caused by Schistosoma mansoni

Pseudoneoplasma da mama causado pelo Schistosoma mansoni

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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.

Breast; Schistosomiasis; Pseudoneoplastic lesion; Schistosoma mansoni

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