title: Atypical pulmonary giant hydatid cyst as bilaterally symmetrical solitary cysts.
abstract: A pulmonary giant hydatid cyst, a special clinical entity, is rare. Our case involves a young patient who presented with a bilaterally symmetrical solitary cyst in each lung, a feature consistent with congenital lung cysts. The radiological and immunological findings were equivocal. A diagnosis of giant hydatid cyst was made intraoperatively and both cysts were removed conservatively. A follow-up showed complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. saadia_rashid@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Saadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Saulat Hasnain
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fatimi
mesh_terms: D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome