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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2026

Breast cystic echinococcosis with ultrasonographic "cerebral gyrus sign": a case report.

Na Lu, Hongping Gong, Hualin Yan, Yu Liu

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Na LuDepartment of Ultrasound, People's Hospital of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Kangding, China.
Hongping GongDepartment of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Kangding, China.
Hualin YanDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yu LiuDepartment of Ultrasound, People's Hospital of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Kangding, China.

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Abstract

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by Case presentation: A 50-year-old Tibetan woman from a pastoral area presented with a palpable mass in the left breast.Ultrasonography revealed a mixed-echoic nodule exhibiting a "cerebral gyrus sign" in the glandular layer of the left breast. MRI revealed an oval mass in the upper quadrant of the left breast, showing homogeneous high signal intensity on fat-suppressed T2-weighted images and thin peripheral ring enhancement. The final pathology diagnosis after surgery was breast CE. Conclusions: This case highlights the ultrasonographic "cerebral gyrus sign" as a potential imaging clue for breast CE and emphasizes that hydatid disease should be considered in patients from endemic regions presenting with complex breast masses, even with negative serology. Increased awareness of this rare entity may help reduce misdiagnosis and guide appropriate clinical management.

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breast massbreast surgerycase reportcystic echinococcosisultrasonography

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