Primary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall: a Case Report

Abstract

Primary hydatid disease of the chest wall is extremely rare. We report a case of a primary chest wall hydatid cyst in a 72-year old woman who had not been operated on before for hydatid disease. Chest wall hydatid disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chest wall mass.

Key Words:

• Hydatid cyst
• chest wall
• echinococcosis.

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B. Yilmaz Avci

B. Yilmaz Avci Emlak Bankasi Evleri 667. Sk. Kültür Sitesi No: 8/6 TUR-35410 Gaziemir, izmir, Turkey Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]