title: Primary hydatid cyst: an unusual cause of a mass in the supraclavicular region of the neck.
abstract: Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis or hydatidosis, is an infectious disease caused by the cestode Echinococcus. Echinococcus granulosus is the most common Echinococcus species affecting human beings. It may affect any organ and tissue in the body, in particular the liver and lung. Musculoskeletal or soft tissue hydatidosis accounts for about 0.5% 5% of all echinococcal infections in endemic areas, and is almost always secondary to the hepatic or pulmonary disease. Even in regions where echinococcosis is endemic, hydatidosis of cervicofacial region is extremely rare. Herein, we present exceptionally rare case with an unusual localization of primary hydatid cyst in the left supraclavicular region of the neck.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Hydatid cyst; Supraclavicular region; Neck; Unusual localization.
authors: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
authors: Ismail
authors: I
authors: Iynen
authors: Ozgur
authors: O
authors: Sogut
authors: Muhammet E
authors: ME
authors: Guldur
authors: Rustu
authors: R
authors: Kose
authors: Halil
authors: H
authors: Kaya
authors: Ferhat
authors: F
authors: Bozkus