Recurrent solitary hydatid cyst of the subcutaneous tissue

Primary Subcutaneous Hydatid Cyst in Scapula

Hydatid disease, caused by larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is a common parasitic infection of human and animal. Although liver and lung are the most commonly affected area, hydatid cyst may develop any part of the body. Primary subcutaneous hydatid cyst is extremely rare. We report a case of 54 years old man who presented with palpable mass in scapular region from 3 years ago....

Recurrent supraclavicular hydatid cyst.

Figure 1: A nuclear magnetic resonance revealed a 4 × 3-cm-sized multiloculated cyst. The lesion lay anteromedially to the trapezius muscle; inferiorly, it was in contact with the distal part of the left clavicle and scalene muscles that appeared lightly medially dislocated. The left external jugular vein was placed medially to the cyst, while the left subclavian artery and vein were caudally l...

Solitary pericardial hydatid cyst encompassing the heart.

A 56-year old lady presented with mild chest pain. The echocar-diography revealed gross pericardial effusion. Repeated percu-taneous aspirations were performed. Ultimately, computed tomography helped in reaching the diagnosis of pericardial hydatid disease (Fig. 1A). On operating, a single infected cyst was found encompassing the heart with multiple daughter cysts (Figs 1B and 2A–C). Figure 1: ...

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HYDATID CYST OF THE THYROID

Thyroid is a rare localization for hydatid cyst. Although the incidence of hydatid cyst is high in this geographic area, we have had only two cases of thyroid involvement in the last 10 years in Ghaem medical center in Mashhad.