Echinococcus of the pulmonary artery: CT, MRI and MRA findings.
The location of echinococcal cysts inside pulmonary artery is extremely rare. The cause is usually rupture of intracardiac cysts. We report a case of a 67-year-old patient with known lung hydatid disease whose main clinical presentation was dyspnea. The patient did not have any surgery in the past. The importance of the present case lies in the demonstration of the MR angiographic findings.
Karantanas
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Department of CT & MRI and Section of Surgery, Larissa General Hospital, 1 Tsakalof Street, 412 21, Larissa, Greece. apolsen@yahoo.com
Bitsios
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Karaiskou
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D000368:Aged; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed