Cysticercosis of the masseter

Autor: Prabhath Ramakrishnan, Shraddha Bahirwani, P Balaji
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Dental Research, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 436-436 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0970-9290
1998-3603
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.102258
Popis: Cysticercosis of the oral cavity is a very rare soft tissue lesion and very few cases have been reported worldwide. Here we report a case of a cysticercous cellulosae within the masseter muscle which was diagnosed with the help of high resolution ultrasonography (USG) and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and managed conservatively using oral antiparasitic medication. Cysticercosis is not commonly considered in the diagnosis of swellings of the head and neck and this is the reason why they are of utmost interest to the practitioner and have to be studied.
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