Isolated Echinococcosis of cervical region
| Autor: | Pooja Kala, Nidhi Chauhan, Pratima Khare, Renu Gupta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Histology business.industry lcsh:Cytology fine needle aspiration cytology Endemic area Case Report Cervical region Parasitic Infestation medicine.disease Echinococcosis Asymptomatic Pathology and Forensic Medicine Visceral disease Fine needle aspiration cytology parasitic diseases medicine Histopathology medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis lcsh:QH573-671 business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cytology / Indian Academy of Cytologists Journal of Cytology, Vol 31, Iss 2, Pp 102-104 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 0974-5165 0970-9371 |
| Popis: | Echinococcosis, commonly called as hydatid disease, is a parasitic infestation caused by the larva of the genus Echinococcus in human. Isolated occurrence of Echinococcosis without any evidence of visceral disease is very rare. A thorough search of the literature revealed only 11 cases of isolated cervical Echinococcosis. We report here a very rare case of isolated hydatid cyst in a 45-year-old female patient, who presented with swelling in right cervical region about 5 cm below the angle of mandible with no evidence of the disease elsewhere in the body. The case was diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology. The diagnosis was further supported by histopathology. We propose that the treating physician should also consider the differential diagnosis of Echinococcosis in the presence of an asymptomatic soft tissue mass, especially when the patient lives in an endemic area. |
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