Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a potentially fatal and chronically progressive infestation produced by the multivesicular metacestode of Echinococcus multilocularis, which most commonly affects the liver, lungs, and brain.We present a case of AE in which an alveolar cyst, as a result of exophytic growth, adhered to intra-abdominal and pelvic organs and metastasized to the breast. Exploration showed that the exophytic cyst in the liver filled the entire abdominal cavity, reaching to the uterus and bladder, and was adherent to the neighboring tissues and organs. This cystic lesion was totally excised, as was the 7×6 cm cystic lesion in the right breast.The liver is the most common site for echinococcal cysts of the pastoral strains (>65

作者：Yavuz, Albayrak；Ahmet, Kargi；Ayse, Albayrak；Ibrahim, Gelincik；Yavuz B, Cakir

来源：Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) 2011 年 6卷 4期