title: Hydatid cyst of the left ventricle of the heart.
abstract: Hydatid disease of the heart is rare. We report a case of hydatid cyst of left ventricle in a forty year old lady where the diagnosis was made intra-operatively. The transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed a mixed echogenic mass arising from the left ventricle. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst was confirmed by the demonstration of scolex and hooklets in the cyst fluid. Hydatid cyst should be a differential diagnosis for a mixed echogenic mass on echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai - 600 050, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Umesan
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Kurian
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verghese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivaraman
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cherian