title: Cytologic diagnosis of echinococcosis.
abstract: A case of echinococcus liver cyst is presented in which definitive diagnosis was made by Papanicolaou staining of hooklets and scolices present in cyst fluid.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013194:Staining and Labeling