title: Hydatid Cyst of the Posterior Cervical Region.
abstract: Hydatid cyst is an endemically seen parasitic disease and caused by the larval form of Echinococcus parasites. The disease is mostly seen in liver and lung, and the other involvement is rarely seen. Head and neck involvement is extremely rarely seen and its frequency in the literature is reported as less than 1%. It is usually asymptomatic and the symptoms are related to the compression to the adjacent structures. In this paper, the authors report a patient of hydatid cyst localized in the posterior cervical region.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Radiology, Konya Research and Education Hospital†Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhsin Nuh
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Aybay
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oner
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baktik
authors.forename: Ali Fuat
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Tekin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*