Epigastric mass due to a hydatid cyst of the pancreas. A case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Primary hydatid disease of the pancreas is very rare.


METHODS
We report the case of a 30-year-old man who presented with abdominal pain and an epigastric mass. A diagnosis of a pancreatic cyst was established by ultrasonography and CT scan before surgery. The treatment consisted of the resection of the protruding dome with a cystogastrostomy. The recovery was uneventful and the patient has remained symptom free so far.


CONCLUSIONS
Hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cystic masses in the pancreas, especially in the geographical regions where the disease is endemic.
Moosavi
Seyed Reza
SR
Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Shohada-e Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. seyed29@yahoo.com
Kermany
Houman Khajouei
HK
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed