The hydatid cyst of the diaphragm is defined as the development of a hydatid cyst in the diaphragm muscle. The purpose of this study is to identify the specific pathogenic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of this hydatid cyst. It is important to confirm the diagnosis of the location before surgery. We report the case of a patient aged 40 years, in whom the diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the diap...

The simple bone cyst, as newly classified by WHO in 2005, is a lesion related to the jawbones. Therefore, it is not a cyst, since it is a cavity devoid of epithelial tissue. It is a rare pathology affecting the mandible more than the maxilla. Its onset occurs mainly during the first two decades of life, irrespective of sex. The purpose of our report is to exhibit the particular case of a 17-yea...

A 70-year-old male patient with a history of metastatic lung cancer and type-2 diabetes mellitus presented with a complaint of right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Ultrasound showed a septated renal cyst in the right kidney. Abdominal computed tomography confirmed the presence of a septated cyst measuring 98 83mm in the right kidney with calcifications on the cyst borders (Figure 1). Indirect h...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com of the lesion [2]. Differential diagnosis of the vallecular cyst include hemangiomas, lymphangiomas, teratomas, dermoid cyst, lingual thyroid and the internal thyroglossal duct cyst [3]. The patients usually asymptomatic or presented as odynophagia. In an extremely rare occurrence, a sudden increase in size for example in an intralesional bleeding c...

The splenic epidermoid cysts are rare benign tumors, and a definitive treatment remains unclear. Although some spleen-preserving approaches have been reportedly used, splenic cyst recurrence usually occurs in true cyst cases, wherein the cyst is incompletely removed. In our case, partial splenectomy was performed and the giant cyst was completely removed.

This report is composed of two patients with anteriorly located cervical intradural arachnoid cyst and review of 24 cases in Englishlanguage literature. Both of our patients were in the first two decades of life with neck pain and motor weakness. With suspicious diagnosis of anterior arachnoid cyst surgery was carried out in both cases, though laminectomy in one and laminoplasty in the other. T...

Hydatid cyst is a rare parasitic infection that involved all organs. It caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus tapeworms. Hydatid cyst of the head and neck is a very rare condition, even in areas where Echinococcus infestation is endemic. Orbital hydatid cyst is extremely rare and accounts for less than 1% of all hydatid cysts. Herein a 24-year-old man with primary orbital hydatid cyst is i...

An unusual case of saphenous neuropathy secondary to compression by a large hydatid cyst within the adductor longus muscle is reported. Solitary hydatid cyst(s) localized in the skeletal muscles occur rarely and often mimic soft tissue tumours. Presentation with signs of peripheral nerve compression by a hydatid cyst in an extremity is exceedingly rare. Diagnosis can be established by ultrasoun...

Duodenal duplication cyst (DDC) is a rare congenital anomaly that typically presents with symptoms during childhood [1]. Acute pancreatitis and biliary obstruction have rarely been reported in adults [2,3]. Twomodalities of treatment havebeendescribed for DDCs: surgical [4,5] and endoscopic, by means of cyst marsupialization [1]. The rationale behind cyst marsupialization is to establish commun...

introduction: hepatic hydatid cyst is caused by echinococcosis granulosis. it is a major health problem in endemic areas. the modern treatment of hydatid cysts of the liver varies from surgical intervention to percutaneous drainage or medical therapy. a high rate of complications following percutaneous drainage, and ineffectiveness of medical therapy have shown not to be the definitive treatmen...