title: Large hydatid cyst of the maxillozygomatic region.
abstract: Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Majorly affected body regions are the liver and the lungs. However, rare localizations of the neck region, mastoids, parotid glands, orbita, and the mandible have been reported in literature. In this case, we report a large hydatid cyst of the maxillozygomatic region presenting as a slowly growing mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda Akoz
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Saydam
authors.forename: Karaca
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Basaran
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pilanci
authors.forename: Idris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ersin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000469:parasitology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D015050:Zygoma / Q000469:parasitology*