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Primary hydatid cyst of the axilla: report of a case
Barıs Saylam1, Veli Vural, Arife Polat Duzgun
1Department of 3rd General Surgery, Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Objective:
The aim of this work was to report a case of hydatid cyst located in the axilla.
Clinical Presentation And Intervention:
A 36-year-old female presented with a painless right axillar swelling of 6 months duration. We removed the entire cyst surgically, and macroscopic and histopathological examinations confirmed the diagnosis of axillar hydatid disease. Seventeen months after the operation there was no recurrence.
Conclusion:
This case report showed that in cases of a cystic mass in an endemic zone, the diagnosis of hydatid cyst should be considered.
