A Fatal and Rare Case of Hydatid Cyst in the Pouch of Douglas
| Autor: | Ritu Asnani, Sunil Kumar Yeshvanth, Lancelot Lobo, Shipra Sonkusare |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Laboratory Physicians, Vol 13, Iss 01, Pp 077-079 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0974-2727 0974-7826 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0041-1726668 |
| Popis: | Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection and a significant public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. A 79-year-old female patient was presented to the gynecology outpatient department with complaints of pain in the abdomen and difficulty in micturition, with a mass palpable per speculum. The ultrasound was suggestive of an ovarian cystadenocarcinoma, whereas computed tomography of the abdomen favored hydatid cyst with adnexal neoplasm as a differential diagnosis. Considering the contradictory findings, a frozen section was sent to confirm the diagnosis, which showed hooklets of Echinococcus granulosus/hydatid cyst under the microscope. This was a rare case of pelvic hydatid cyst mimicking ovarian malignancy and was associated with a less-preferred mode of investigation (frozen section). This article focuses on how a frozen section, despite its limitations and being expensive, can still be considered for accurate patient management. |
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