an unusual localization of hydatid cyst in a patient with

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afsaneh tehranian tehran university of medical sciences, roointan arashسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (tehran university of medical sciences)

bita eslami roointan arash women’s health research and educational hospital, tehran universityسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه تهران (tehran university)سازمان های دیگر: roointan arash women’s health research and educational hospital

abstract

abstracthydatid disease is a widespread parasitic infection caused by tapewormechinococcus and it affects mainly the liver, but other organs such as pelvic organscould be involved very rare. here we report a case of hydatid cyst with involvementof oviduct in a woman with endometrial cancer. it was misdiagnosed as a multicysticright ovarian mass before surgery and by microscopic study it was shown as a primarydegenerated hydatid cyst which was also unusual. although pelvic echinococcalcysts rarely occur, the gynecologists should be consider, and the possibility of ahydatid cyst when they find a pelvic cystic mass, especially in areas where the diseaseis endemic.

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Journal title:
medical journal of islamic republic of iran

جلد ۲۲، شماره ۴، صفحات ۲۱۲-۲۱۴

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