Unusual location of hydatid cyst: soft tissue mass in the neck.
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.
Celik
Alper
A
Department of General Surgery, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Turanli
Mehmet
M
Kutun
Suat
S
Delibasi
Tuncay
T
Mengi
Nurdan
N
Comert
Ela
E
Aslan
Sabahattin
S
Altundag
Kadri
K
Cetin
Abdullah
A
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
D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D015766:Albendazole