Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case Report
Like many agricultural countries, cystic echinococcal zoonotic disease is endemic in Nepal. Incidence of hydatid cyst in liver and lungs are common among the adult population but hydatid cyst of the uterus is an extremely rare entity. We report a case of a 76-year-old menopausal lady who presented...
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| author | Sanyukta Rajbhandary Kesang Diki Bista Sunita Bajracharya Prezma Shrestha Prerna Mallik |
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Like many agricultural countries, cystic echinococcal zoonotic disease is endemic in Nepal. Incidence of hydatid cyst in liver and lungs are common among the adult population but hydatid cyst of the uterus is an extremely rare entity. We report a case of a 76-year-old menopausal lady who presented with lower abdominal pain for 4 months and underwent laparotomy for provisional diagnosis of myometrial cyst, as shown by MRI scan, however the cyst was found to be primary hydatid cyst of
uterus. Postoperatively serological test for hydatid cyst was positive for echinococcus granulosus, further confirmed by histopathological diagnosis. Hence in endemic areas like ours, there should be high index of suspicion of the possibility of hydatid cyst as a differential for cystic pelvic masses.
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| spelling | doaj.art-22c5a1318af4409a887783a4a586f2132024-04-10T06:26:15ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2024-03-016227210.31729/jnma.8536Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case ReportSanyukta Rajbhandary 0Kesang Diki Bista1Sunita Bajracharya 2Prezma Shrestha 3Prerna Mallik 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj , Kathmandu, Nepal.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj , Kathmandu, Nepal.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal. Like many agricultural countries, cystic echinococcal zoonotic disease is endemic in Nepal. Incidence of hydatid cyst in liver and lungs are common among the adult population but hydatid cyst of the uterus is an extremely rare entity. We report a case of a 76-year-old menopausal lady who presented with lower abdominal pain for 4 months and underwent laparotomy for provisional diagnosis of myometrial cyst, as shown by MRI scan, however the cyst was found to be primary hydatid cyst of uterus. Postoperatively serological test for hydatid cyst was positive for echinococcus granulosus, further confirmed by histopathological diagnosis. Hence in endemic areas like ours, there should be high index of suspicion of the possibility of hydatid cyst as a differential for cystic pelvic masses. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8536case report; echinococcus; hydatid cyst; uterus. |
| spellingShingle | Sanyukta Rajbhandary Kesang Diki Bista Sunita Bajracharya Prezma Shrestha Prerna Mallik Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case Report Journal of Nepal Medical Association case report; echinococcus; hydatid cyst; uterus. |
| title | Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_full | Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_short | Primary Solitary Uterine Hydatid Cyst Mimicking an Intramyometrial Cyst: A Case Report |
| title_sort | primary solitary uterine hydatid cyst mimicking an intramyometrial cyst a case report |
| topic | case report; echinococcus; hydatid cyst; uterus. |
| url | https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8536 |
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