title: Infected cardiac hydatid cyst.
abstract: A 24 year old woman presented with chest pain and palpitation. The presence of a semisolid mass-an echinococcal cyst or tumour-in the left ventricular apex was diagnosed by echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The infected cyst was seen at surgery. The cyst was removed successfully by using cardiopulmonary bypass with cross clamp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. ceviz@tr.net
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceviz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Becit
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koçak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography