A primary cyst hidatid on adductor region of upper thigh misdiagnosed a lipoma by MRISerdar Toker1, Volkan Kılınçoğlu2, Melih Güven3, Korhan Özkan3, Cem Algın41Dumlupınar University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kutahya 2Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul 3Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul 4Dumlupınar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Kütahya
Hydatid disease generally caused by Echinococcus granulosus often represented as a slow growing cystic mass; Liver or lung are most commonly affected. However hydatid disease may also affect the other parts of the body such as the brain, heart, spleen, peritoneal cavity, or bone rarely. Hydatid cysts of the musculoskeletal system are extremely rare. Since the intramuscular hydatid cyst seems like a soft-tissue tumour on clinical examination, the preoperative radiological diagnosis is very important for the identification of the lesion before decision to surgery. We report a rare case of primary hydatidosis of a 32-year-old man represented as a slow-growing and painful lump on the adductor region of the left upper thigh. A soft, slightly tender, fixed mass, 10 cm., 10 cm. in size was examined and plain radiographs showed only soft-tissue swelling. MRI (magnetic resonaunce imaging)demonstrated a benign soft tissue tumour probably a lipoma. The mass was excised surgically. Sectioning showed a cystic cavity, which contained clear fluid. The residual cavity was then irrigated with hypertonic saline solution. After the day surgery, abdominal ultrasonography (USG) and thoracal and abdominal computed tomography and cerebral MRI was performed and all were found to be normal. As far as we know, in rare primary muscle hydatidosis cases in the literature, this is the first case representing the involvement of the adductor region of the upper thigh. As a conclusion; in endemic regions for hydatidosis, a mass in any part of the body should be considered a hydatid cyst until proven otherwise. Keywords: Hidatid cyst, proximal thigh, lipoma
Uyluk adduktör bölgesinde MRG ile lipom olarak tanımlanan birincil kist hidatik olgusu ve tedavisiSerdar Toker1, Volkan Kılınçoğlu2, Melih Güven3, Korhan Özkan3, Cem Algın41Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kütahya 2Fatih Sultan Mehmet Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, İstanbul 3Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, İstanbul 4Dumlupınar Universitesi Tıp Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Kütahya Anahtar Kelimeler: Kist hidatik, Proksimal uyluk, Lipoma
Serdar Toker, Volkan Kılınçoğlu, Melih Güven, Korhan Özkan, Cem Algın. A primary cyst hidatid on adductor region of upper thigh misdiagnosed a lipoma by MRI. Medeniyet Med J. 2008; 23(3): 103-105
Corresponding Author: Serdar Toker, Türkiye |
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