title: Solitary hydatid cyst of the thigh: a challenging diagnosis.
abstract: A 53-year-old woman presented with an enlarging mass in the medial aspect of her right thigh. Magnetic resonance imaging suggested an intramuscular hydatid cyst. The cyst was surgically excised. Although muscular hydatidinosis is rare, its resemblance to soft tissue tumors warrants careful diagnosis since any invasive diagnostic measures may lead to fatal complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. ga17@aub.edu.lb
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Abi Saad
authors.forename: Khaled M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Musallam
authors.forename: Zeina R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Korban
authors.forename: Ossama M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Reslan
authors.forename: Mustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mneimne
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013848:Thigh / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology