A case of primary hydatidosis of the thyroid gland.
A 54-year-old woman presented with an expansive mass in the anterior cervical region (front of the neck) with abscess. Laboratory tests and thyroid profile proved normal. Surgical exploration revealed a hydatid cyst in the left lobe of the thyroid gland with parasitic metastasis of the left lateral cervical lymph node chain. Postoperative examination of the nodule showed it to be a solitary primary thyroid hydatid cyst.
Cossu
M L
ML
Department of General Surgery, University of Sassari, Sassari.
Palermo
M
M
Coppola
M
M
Fais
E
E
Ruggiu
M
M
Tanda
F
F
Cossu Rocca
P
P
Noya
G
G
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000469:parasitology; D013965:Thyroidectomy
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole