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Case Reports
. 2009 Sep-Oct;29(5):414-5.
doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.55178.

Filariasis of the breast, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology

Naorem G Singh, Leena Chatterjee
Case Reports

Filariasis of the breast, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology

Naorem G Singh et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Sep-Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Aspirate showing female adult filarial worm (thick arrow) along with discharged numerous coiled form of larvae (thin arrow) outside the adult worm (May-Grunwald-giemsa stain ×100).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Microfilarial larvae showing sheathed, terminal nuclei and a caudal space (arrow) at the posterior end (May-Grunwald-giemsa stain ×400).
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