title: Hydatid cyst of the rib with intramedullary involvement.
abstract: Osseous localization is uncommon for a hydatid cyst. We present a case of a hydatid cyst with rib involvement spreading through the bone marrow in a 62-year old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. dalokay7@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Cangir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akay
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed