title: Primary hydatid cyst of the head and neck diagnosed with ultrasound and computed tomography: a report of two cases.
abstract: Hydatid cysts of the head and neck are rare, even in countries where echinococcal infestation is endemic. This report presents two patients with hydatid cyst, diagnosed using ultrasonography and computed tomography, in whom the cysts were located between the right cervical paravertebral muscles and below the superficial muscles of the right temporal region.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Gaziantep University, Istanbul, Turkey. iadaletli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adaletli
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yigiter
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.forename: Akif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sirikci
authors.forename: Osman Faruk
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Senyuz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography