title: Hydatid cyst of the seminal vesicle.
abstract: We present a rare case of a hydatid cyst involving the seminal vesicle of a 48-year-old man. Urinary retention was the initial symptom. Both imaging and clinical evaluation revealed a substantial retrovesical cystic mass. The histopathological report was 'hydatid cyst of the seminal vesicle'.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hippokrateio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papathanasiou
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voulgaris
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salpiggidis
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Charalabous
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fatles
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rombis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000276:immunology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth