American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1990 · 20 citations · 0 references
MedicinePathologyRadiologyBreast OncologyImage InterpretationRadiographic AnatomyBreast CalcificationsBreast DisordersBreast ExaminationBreast ImagingBreast Lesion CharacterizationBreast PathologyBenign Breast CalcificationsCalcification Detection On MammographyCalcification Distribution PatternsDiagnostic Mammography Of CalcificationsDigital Mammography For CalcificationsMalignant Breast CalcificationsMammographic Calcification MorphologyRadiologic-pathologic Correlation Of Calcifications
Five cases of calcification of the breast due to filariasis in Congolese women are reported. The cases were discovered during mammographies carried out for suspect carcinoma (4 cases) and benign tumor (1 case). The geographic origin of the patients, a past history of subconjunctival filarial migration in 2 individuals, the bilateral localization, and, above all, the radiographic appearance and size of the calcifications, suggested that the images were due to Loa loa.