Primary hydatid cyst of the head and neck diagnosed with ultrasound and computed tomography: a report of two cases.
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.
Adaletli
Ibrahim
I
Radiology Department, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Gaziantep University, Istanbul, Turkey. iadaletli@yahoo.com
Yigiter
Remzi
R
Selcuk
Dogan
D
Sirikci
Akif
A
Senyuz
Osman Faruk
OF
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