Musculoskeletal Hydatid Cysts Resembling Tumors: A Report of Five Cases

Recurrent Hydatid Cysts - Report of 9 Cases

The hydatid disease is widely spread and is rare zooantroponous parasitosis in endemic regions, one of which is The Balkan Peninsula. The size of the cyst is different: from a diameter in millimeters, which is undetectable, to prominent in epigastria. Many patients return after operation for hydatid cyst with a recurrence. The aim of this report is to present 9 cases with recurrent hydatid cyst...

Haemophilic cysts. Report of five cases.

Pineal epidermoid tumors: report of five cases.

AIM The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyse the clinical, radiological features and surgical outcome of pineal epidermoid tumors treated at a single neurosurgical department. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed surgery on five patients with pineal region epidermoid tumors at a single neurosurgical department between the years 1998 and 2006. Headache, diplopia and ataxia were the mo...

Two Cases of Abdominal Hydatid Cysts

Disseminated Alveolar Hydatid Disease Resembling a Metastatic Malignancy: A Diagnostic Challenge—A Report of Two Cases

Alveolar hydatid disease or alveolar echinococcosis is a disease of the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis that is potentially fatal if left untreated. It primarily involves the liver but can be disseminated to other organs like the lungs and the brain by hematogenous route. Multiorgan involvement and the aggressive appearance of lesions make alveolar hydatid disease easy to confuse with a me...