Hydatid cyst of ovary mimicking ovarian neoplasm with its imprint cytology
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Hydatid cyst of ovary mimicking ovarian neoplasm with its imprint cytology
BACKGROUND Hydatid disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a common parasitic infection of the liver. Disseminated intra-abdominal hydatid disease may occur with the rupture of the hydatid cyst into the peritoneal cavity, producing secondary echinococcosis, but occasional cases of primary peritoneal hydatid disease involving the pelvis have been reported. Occasionally, the cyst does not ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.883639