title: Unusual location of hydatid cyst: soft tissue mass in the neck.
abstract: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval form of the cestode worm Echinococcus. The most commonly encountered form of the disease is visceral hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus or dog tapeworm. We hereby represent an unusual case of hydatid disease located in the neck region in a 22-year-old female patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turanli
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutun
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delibasi
authors.forename: Nurdan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mengi
authors.forename: Ela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Comert
authors.forename: Sabahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Kadri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Altundag
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D015766:Albendazole