Hydatid disease is a widespread parasitic infection caused by tapeworm Echinococcus and it affects mainly the liver, but other organs such as pelvic organs could be involved very rare. Here we report a case of hydatid cyst with involvement of oviduct in a woman with endometrial cancer. It was misdiagnosed as a multicystic right ovarian mass before surgery and by microscopic study it was shown a...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic tapeworm infestation that usually involves liver and lungs. Primary retroperitoneal hydatid without liver and lung involvement is very rare. Surgery is the principle method of treatment for large retroperitoneal hydatid, whenever feasible. We report a case of primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst in 29-year-old male patient.

Primary Cerebral hydatid cyst (CHD) is absolutely rare phenomenon in Echinococcus infection. Even in the endemic zone CHD is consist of 2% of all intra-cranial space occupying lesions (SOL). We are describing a 7-y-boy from non-endemic area with Primary CHD having no extra cranial echinococcosis presenting right sided hemiparesis, partial seizure and bilateral papilloedema. Computed tomography ...

PURPOSE Orbital hydatid cyst is rare and represents a small percentage of all echinococcal systemic locations. It is usually a primary echinococcosis. A new case of orbital hydatid cyst with asymptomatic coexistent lung and liver cysts is described in a child. METHODS AND RESULTS The patient underwent surgical excision of the lung and liver cysts and successful application of albendazole trea...

introduction: a hydatid cyst of the head and neck is a very rare condition, even in areas where echinococcus infestation is endemic.   case report: we report a rare case of primary hydatid cyst of the right maxillary sinus in a 40-year-old man. the initial diagnosis of the presence of a cystic mass was the result of physical examination and computed tomography (ct) scan. we resected the cystic ...