title: Primary ovarian echinococcosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The incidence of genital system hydatid disease in abdominal operation is 0.1%. During a period of 20 years (1957-1977), 12 cases were reported. This disease has no specific symptoms and findings. It is diagnosed intraoperatively.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a 50-year-old patient admitted to our hospital with the complaint of abdominal pain and swelling, operated because of her adnexal mass and diagnosed as primary ovarian hydatid disease (echinococcosis).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Zekai Tahir Burak Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. zerger@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zergeroğlu
authors.forename: Türkan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Küçükali
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Koç
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole