title: Primary hydatid cyst of neck muscles.
abstract: Primary hydatid disease of muscle is very rare. This was encountered in the muscles of posterior triangle of the neck in a 12-year-old boy. Hydatid Cyst of neck was excised and was followed by albendazole for six weeks. Rarity of this disease in muscles warrants the need for this case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. drkedarnath@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Kedar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Nagar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009334:Neck Muscles