Microfilaria infection in metastatic node in a case of breast carcinoma

• Main Authors: Subrata Chakraborty (Author), Maitrayee Saha (Author), Sunipa Ghosh Pradhan (Author), Sanchita Biswas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Filariasis is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries such as India. It is caused by nematodes, principally Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi and is transmitted by the Culex mosquito. W.bancrofti accounts for 90% of cases of lymphatic filariasis. Filaria of the breas...