title: Atypical giant hydatid cyst at the thoracic wall causing bone and soft tissue destruction: report of a case.
abstract: Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease that is common in the Mediterranean region. Thoracic wall, rib or extrapulmonary intrathoracic localization of the cysts is very rare. Giant extrapulmonary intrathoracic hydatid cysts can lead to both diagnostic and treatment difficulties and can be confused with tumor. We present a case of a hydatid cyst with thoracic wall involvement mimicking tumor. We confirmed diagnosis only by surgical exploration and histopathological examination because radiology is not conclusive .Surgical treatment involved the total extirpation of cyst together wide debridement and resection of affected tissue. Primary thoracic wall closures were performed. In thoracic wall localization of cyst, post-operative course of albendazole for 6 weeks associated with surgery can help in sterilizing the cyst and reduce the recurrence rate. In this article, we presented a thoracic wall hydatidosis which is very uncommon asymptomatic presentation of hydatid cyst disease with its surgical management.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Antalya, Turkey ; School of Medicine, Mugla Sıtkı Koçman University, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Muğlam, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arife
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeybek
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökçen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kenar
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dertsiz
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demircan
keywords: Atypical; Echinococcosis; Thoracic Wall