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Primary Soft Tissue Hydatid Cysts

Mehmet Patmano¹, Durmuş Ali Çetin¹, Tufan Gümüş¹

¹Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of General Surgery, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi

|May 23, 2022

Summary

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Soft tissue hydatid cysts are rare but should be considered in endemic areas. This study highlights clinical features of these unusual infections, differentiating them from soft tissue tumors.

Keywords:

Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst soft tissue mass

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Medical Parasitology
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Radiology

Background:

Hydatid cyst disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, typically affects the liver and lungs.
Soft tissue and intramuscular hydatid cysts are uncommon presentations, posing diagnostic challenges due to their resemblance to soft tissue tumors.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the clinical characteristics of primary soft tissue hydatid cyst cases.
To emphasize the importance of considering hydatid cysts in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses in endemic regions.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of patients diagnosed with soft tissue hydatid cysts between September 2018 and December 2019.
Inclusion criteria: patients presenting with subcutaneous or intramuscular lesions and confirmed histopathologic diagnosis of hydatid cyst.

Main Results:

Eight patients with primary soft tissue hydatid cysts were identified.
Lesions occurred in various locations including the neck, thorax, gluteus, thigh, and abdominal wall.
Imaging modalities used included ultrasonography (87.5%), CT (12.5%), and MRI (25%).

Conclusions:

Soft tissue hydatid cysts are a rare manifestation of Echinococcus granulosus infection.
In endemic regions like Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey, hydatid cyst should be included in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors.