title: Preauricular hydatid cyst: an unusual location for echinoccosis.
abstract: Hydatid disease is an important medical problem in countries of the temperate zones. A 21-year-old female patient was admitted to our outpatient clinics with a complaint of a progressive swelling in the left preauricular region. The case of the patient with hydatid disease that developed in the left preauricular region is presented in detail. Hydatid cyst in this location is rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty Hospital, Dicle University, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. tekin001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhammet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Ustun
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Osma
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaldiz
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Topcu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D035421:Parotid Region / Q000469:parasitology*; D011859:Radiography; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler