Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case Report
Hydatid disease, which is caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a common public health problem worldwide. The hydatid cysts may take many years to produce clinical symptoms. The liver is the organ most commonly affected. Diagnosis is made by a combination of clinical, imaging, serological and molecu...
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| author | Mine Tunakan Mehmet Ali Önal Türkan Rezanko Özgür Kılıç Erdinç Kamer Haluk Recai Ünalp |
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| description | Hydatid disease, which is caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a common public health problem worldwide. The hydatid cysts may take many years to produce clinical symptoms. The liver is the organ most commonly affected. Diagnosis is made by a combination of clinical, imaging, serological and molecular techniques. Primary axillary hydatid disease is extremely rare and only 9 cases have been reported up to now. Herein, we reported a 48-year-old case with primary isolated hydatid disease in the axilla in whom total cystectomy was performed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e27a0a299cc84c11b4c1229ea98e63bf2023-02-15T16:13:44ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBalkan Medical Journal2146-31232146-31312011-06-012802209211Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case ReportMine TunakanMehmet Ali ÖnalTürkan RezankoÖzgür KılıçErdinç KamerHaluk Recai ÜnalpHydatid disease, which is caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a common public health problem worldwide. The hydatid cysts may take many years to produce clinical symptoms. The liver is the organ most commonly affected. Diagnosis is made by a combination of clinical, imaging, serological and molecular techniques. Primary axillary hydatid disease is extremely rare and only 9 cases have been reported up to now. Herein, we reported a 48-year-old case with primary isolated hydatid disease in the axilla in whom total cystectomy was performed.http://www.tutfd.org/text.php3?id=758Hydatid diseasesoft tissueaxillary region |
| spellingShingle | Mine Tunakan Mehmet Ali Önal Türkan Rezanko Özgür Kılıç Erdinç Kamer Haluk Recai Ünalp Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case Report Balkan Medical Journal Hydatid disease soft tissue axillary region |
| title | Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case Report |
| title_full | Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case Report |
| title_short | Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Axillary Region: A Case Report |
| title_sort | primary hydatid cyst of the axillary region a case report |
| topic | Hydatid disease soft tissue axillary region |
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