| Autor: |
Ninos, A., Papaevangelou, A., Papakonstantinou, E., Maletsikopoulos, S., Palivos, L., Vidali, M., Antonakas, P., Farazi, Ch., Papandrikos, J., Pierrakakis, S. |
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Hellenic Journal of Surgery; Dec2010, Vol. 82 Issue 6, p374-377, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: Primary involvement of muscles is very rare in cases of hydatidosis. Even rarer is a primary hydatid cyst of the thoracic chest wall. Case report: A 50-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a semimobile and well-circumscribed mass at the 6th intercostal space. He had a history of excision of a hydatid cyst at the same location three years earlier. A CT scan revealed a multivesicular cystic mass. Despite having negative antibody titers, he was given a preoperative course of alvendasole. The cystic mass was excised intact. He received two more cycles of alvendasole postoperatively. Conclusions: A multiloculated mass in the thoracic chest wall may well represent a hydatid cyst. A radiographic confirmation obviates the need for further manipulation until the definitive surgical resection [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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