Sonographic diagnosis of primary hydatid disease in the breast: The scroll sign. Issue 8 (12th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jha, Abhishek; Gupta, Prakhar; Wahab, Shagufta; Chauhan, Narendra; Haroon, Mohd.; Raghuwanshi, Rajkumar Singh; Gupta, Gagan; Gupta, Ajay; Shah, Gaurav; Raghav, Deepak; Mittal, Somit
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical ultrasound. Volume 42:Issue 8(2014:Oct.)
• Page Start: 502
• Page End: 504
• Publication Date: 2014-05-12
• Subjects: Ultrasonics in medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07543
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-2751

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>Primary hydatid disease of breast is a rare entity and is caused by the larval stage of <italic>Echinococcus granulosus</italic>. The disease is more commonly seen in sheep‐rearing populations and imaging plays a pivotal role in its diagnosis. Several imaging signs have been described in relation to hydatid cysts. However, the "scroll sign, " due to the infolding of the endocyst, has rarely been encountered, with only one similar case in literature, in which the imaging findings were inconclusive. We present a case of primary hydatid disease of breast in a young Asian woman, with the sonographic scroll sign. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. <italic>J Clin Ultrasound</italic><bold>42</bold>:502–504, 2014</p> </abstract>