title: Case report: mediastinal hydatid cysts.
abstract: Although the intrathoracic location is common for hydatid cyst, chest-wall, mediastinal, pericardial, myocardial, fissural and pleural-space locations have been reported. The incidence of mediastinal involvement is 0.1-0.5%. Here in this paper, two cases of mediastinal hydatid cysts are reported. Both of them had anterior mediastinal hydatidosis, while one of the patients had also additional three pericardial hydatid cysts. They have undergone thoracotomy for the removal of cystic lesions. Hydatid cysts should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal cystic lesions especially in the endemic regions. Surgical removal is the treatment of choice for mediastinal hydatid cysts, and additional medical therapy may avoid recurrence.
authors: Firat Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dali, Elaziğ, Türkiye, Turkey. moozyurtkan@hotmail.com
authors: Mehmet Oğuzhan
authors: MO
authors: Ozyurtkan
authors: Semih
authors: S
authors: Koçyiğit
authors: Muharrem
authors: M
authors: Cakmak
authors: Ibrahim Ethem
authors: IE
authors: Ozsoy
authors: Akin Eraslan
authors: AE
authors: Balci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000469:parasitology; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography