Hydatid cyst in the infratemporal fossa. MRI demonstration.
This article presents magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a patient affected with disseminated hydatid disease associated with a uniloculated cyst lodged in the infratemporal fossa. The lesion mainly caused buccal prominence, dysphonia, and exophthalmos. To the author's knowledge, this is the first reported instance of a hydatid cyst in the infratemporal fossa demonstrated with MRI.
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Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged