Cystic Echinococcosis: One Entity, Two Unusual Locations
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Cystic Echinococcosis: One Entity, Two Unusual Locations.
We report two cases of cystic echinococcosis at unexpected locations. Patients were a 64-year-old man and 35-year-old woman. A cystic mass was incidentally found between the prostate and seminal vesicles in the male patient, using ultrasonography during a check-up for ischemic coronary disease. The female patient was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of cardiopulmonary disease, but her det...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1300-6320,2146-3077
DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2016.4378