title: Primary hydatid disease of the chest wall: a case report.
abstract: Primary hydatid disease of the chest wall is extremely rare. We report a case of a primary chest wall hydatid cyst in a 72-year old woman who had not been operated on before for hydatid disease. Chest wall hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chest wall mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, SSK Izmir Training Hospital, Turkey. birgulyilmazavci@sskizmir.gov.tr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yilmaz Avci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Onen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery