title: Primary hydatid cyst of the neck diagnosed by aspiration cytology.
abstract: Primary hydatid cyst of the neck is of extremely rare occurrence even in endemic regions. Clinically mimicking a cold abscess, we report such a case which was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. The lesion was removed surgically and at 6-month follow-up visit, the patient was a symptom-free.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, India.
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: Bidyut Krishna
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Goswami
keywords: Fine needle aspiration cytology; neck; primary hydatid cyst