title: Sunflower seed mimicking complicated hydatid cyst.
abstract: We present a case of a foreign body in lung parenchyma, found incidentally during surgery in an adult woman. The clinical and radiological findings were consistent with a pulmonary hydatid cyst. Owing to the similar clinical and radiological appearances, a thoracotomy was required for the correct diagnosis of a sunflower seed mimicking hydatid disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Dadaloglu Mah. 39. Sokak No:6, Yuregir, 01250 Adana, Turkey. alperfindikci@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Findikcioglu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hatipoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006368:Helianthus; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D012639:Seeds; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed