title: Intraoperative diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the ovary masquerading as tumor.
abstract: Hydatid disease, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is found most commonly in the liver and lungs, but no organ is immune. The ovarian involvement is often secondary to a cyst's dissemination localized in a different site. Occasionally, the cyst enlarges, thus mimicking an ovarian tumor. Patients with hydatid cysts at unusual locations present with atypical presentations and pose a diagnostic dilemma. A high index of suspicion is required in order to make a correct diagnosis pre-operatively to prevent spillage of the cyst contents during surgery. We report a case of hydatid cyst in the ovary in a young female. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2017;45:267-269. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Pavneet Kaur
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Selhi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Aminder
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstertrics and Gynaecology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Juneja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: cytology; hydatid cyst; intraoperative diagnosis; ovary