title: Echinococcal cyst of the subcutaneous tissue: a rare case report.
abstract: Hydatid disease is an endemic zoonosis caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. The most common affected organs are the liver and the lungs. Echinococcal cyst located in the subcutaneous tissue constitutes an extremely rare manifestation of the hydatid disease. Here we present a case report with a cystic mass in the subcutaneous tissue of the left gluteal area, diagnosed as being a hydatid cyst.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, School of Medicine, Athens University, Laiko General Hospital, 7 Kyprou Ave, 15237, Filothei, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safioleas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikiteas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stamatakos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Safioleas
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Manti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Revenas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Safioleas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002081:Buttocks / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography