[Retropharyngeal hydatid cyst].
We report the case of a 37 year old male from rural area who presented as an emergency with symptoms compatible with the existence of a retropharyngeal tumoration. By the clinic it suggested an abscess but the CT scan as compatible with a carcinoma. On complementary examinations it appeared in a chest X ray an image which strongly suggested the possibility of a hydatidic cyst of the lung. Specific serologic reactions supported this and post-surgical pathological study lately confirmed the diagnosis. We believe of interest reporting this case because of it's unusual localization and difficulty in diagnosis.
Camacho Arrioaga
J J
JJ
Hospital Ntra. Sra. de Aránzazu, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa.
Algaba Guimerá
J
J
Alduan López
M V
MV
Zulueta Lizaur
A
A
Hernández Marrodán
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
Quiste hidatídico retrofaríngeo.