title: Alveolar hydatid cyst with lung metastasis: a case report.
abstract: Alveolar hydatid disease is a serious and often fatal condition caused by infection with the metacestode form of echinococcus multilocularis. Liver involvement is seen in 90% of the cases. The parasite develops within the liver as a rapid invasive pseudomalignant growth and may make distant metastasis. We present the case of a 37 year old woman admitted to our gastroenterology department with obstructive jaundice and then diagnosed as alveolar hydatid cyst with lung metastasis. This case is presented due to its rare prevalence.
authors.affiliation: Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Sivas. canselturkay@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cansel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Türkay
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yönem
authors.forename: Sahende
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elagöz