title: Primary hydatid cyst of the thigh: on seven cases.
abstract: We report on seven cases that presented a benign soft-tissue mass in the thigh muscles. Ultrasonography provided the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. Total pericystecomy was performed. We point out the importance of preoperative diagnosis and the need for radical excision to avoid recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie, CHU Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Maroc. madmed24@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madhar
authors.forename: Abdelkrim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aitsoultana
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chafik
authors.forename: Hanane
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elhaoury
authors.forename: Halim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saidi
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fikry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000635:transmission; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012424:Rural Population; D013848:Thigh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography