SOFT TISSUE ULTRASOUND

                                      MYOCYSTICERCOSIS

CASE 1 -  A  case with small tender swelling right pectoral region

Fig 1-  High resolution US scan of right pectoral region shows a well defined rounded cystic lesion within pectoralis major  muscle with eccentric echogenic nidus - consistent with myocysticercosisi [ vesicular stage ] with subtle hypoechoic halo/edema around .  


                                                                CASE 2
 A young female presented with small  slightly painful nodule left breast

Fig 1 - High resolution US image of left breast showing a well defined round to oval slightly thick walled cystic lesion with eccentric echogenic mural nodule  , the findings are consistent with cysticercosis 

Fig 2- High resolution US & Elastography image of the breast cysticercus cyst   , with classical BGR pattern seen on elastography