Mammary Sparganosis: An Isolated Case

Ordoñez-Chinguel A.; Ramos-Perez M.; Falla-Jimenez M.; Soto-Arquiñigo L.; Milla-Noblega E.; Bravo-Taxa M.; Yan-Quiroz E.; Tenazoa-Villalobos J. · Anales de la Facultad de Medicina (2025) · DOI: 10.15381/anales.v86i1.29083

Resumen

Sparganosis is an unusual zoonosis provoked by the plerocercoid larva form of the tapeworm Spirometra. The most frequent sparganosis infestation is subcutaneous tissue and extra-subcutaneous areas such as the breast, representing more than 2% of cases. Consumption of raw food such as frogs, snakes, and fish are a risk factor for human infection. Complete surgical removal of the parasite is the therapy of preference. We illustrate the case of a patient with a nodular tumor in the left breast who required an anatomopathological study to differentiate between benign and malignant tumors. The histological study revealed the presence of percoid tapeworm larvae (Sparganosis) without evidence of the same at the systemic-visceral level, treated with surgical extraction and with a favorable outcome.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego