S.H. Fattahi Masoom

Department of General and Thoracic Surgery and Pathology,Ghaem Hospital, Ahmadabad st.,Mashad, Iran

[ 1 ] - Alveolar Hydatid disease: a case report

 Abstract Alvelolar hydatid disease is caused by E. multilocularis. Human infection occurs at the larval stage of this small tape worm (1.2 to 4.5 mm). In this article we studied alveolar hydatid disease in a 50 year old woman who presented with a hepatic mass. Liver biopsy and histopathologic evaluation showed alvelolar hydatidosis of the liver. Then resection of the left lobe of liver was don...

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