title: [Primary hydatid cyst in the thigh with pain manifestation at the hip level].
abstract: Hydatid cyst has been reported in various unusual anatomical sites. Primary limb and muscular hydatid cyst remains extremely rare. We report a case of hydatid cyst in the thigh presenting with referred hip pain 40 years after leaving an endemic region, and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bedford General Hospital, Angleterre.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sakka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006615:Hip / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013848:Thigh
vernacular_title: Kyste hydatique primitif de la cuisse à manifestation douloureuse au niveau de la hanche.