[Muscular echinococcal cysts. A rare differential diagnosis of a soft tissue swelling].
We report about a 48 year old female patient with a tumor of the soft-tissue of the right upper leg. The diagnostic results showed an echinococcus cyst of the muscle adductor longus. It is reported that in 0.5-5% of the cases echinococcus cysts could be located in muscles. But mostly this is not the primary location.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013848:Thigh / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography