Isolated Hydatid Cyst of Breast: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Hydatid disease involving the breast is very infrequent. The breast can be a primary site or part of a disseminated hydatidosis. The disease should be considered in the deferential diagnosis of breast lumps especially for those living in endemic areas. Preoperative diagnosis can be made by fine needle aspiration cytology. The breast hydatid disease can be diagnosed by radiologic or serologic means both of which are not definitive. Surgery is the treatment of choice. We report a case of isolated hydatid cyst of breast in 36- years -old women, who presented to us with a painless lump in left breast since one year, which was diagnosed incidentally during surgery from it is gross appearance which mimics that of a liver hydtid cyst, normally common in this endemic area.