title: Interventricular Septum Hydatid Cyst: Successful Seven-Year Follow Up- Case Report.
abstract: Hydatid cyst disease should be considered in differential diagnosis in many doubtful clinical situations as can present with non-specific symptoms especially in the endemic areas. Cardiac involvement should be considered in patients with history of previous hydatid cyst disease.. Cardiac hydatid cysts account for less than 2% of all hydatid diseases. In this report we aimed to present a case of 14-year-old boy with the diagnosis of occlusion of artery of the right lower extremity. Surgical exploration of the femoral artery revealed multiple hydatid cysts. Echocardiography showed a mobile mixed mass lesion. Complete resection of the mass was done from interventricular septum. Histo-pathological examination of the removed tissue revealed a complicated hydatid cyst and complete mass excision was confirmed. In this case a 7 year clinical and serological tests evaluation follow-up after surgical treatment showed no evidence of recurrence. The finding of this case emphasizes that in endemic countries, primary cardiovascular echino-coccosis should be considered in differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: 1. Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Asadollah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mirzaie
authors.affiliation: 2. Dept. of Community Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Erfanian-Taghvaei
authors.affiliation: 3. Dept. of Community Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mirzaie
authors.affiliation: 4. Dept. of General Surgery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences , Gonabad, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharifi-Noghabi
keywords: Echinococcosis; Embolism; Interventricular Septum