Dirofilariasis of the breast
The article presents a clinical description of dirofilariasis of the right breast with the preliminary diagnosis «Nodal mastopathy on the right. Cancer?». Local lymphatic nodes were not enlarged. The partial mastectomy (sector resection of the breast) had been performed. The microscopical evaluation of the removed tissue excluded the possibility of cancer, but at the same time revealed fragments of the vermicular parasite which allowed stating the final diagnosis of dirofilariasis. A photo of histological specimen is presented.