A rare cause of parotid swelling: Primary hydatid cyst

Hydatid disease is a zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus species. Cystic form of this infection mostly involves liver and lung. Hydatid disease of the parotid gland is a very rare entity that may be easily overlooked in daily practice. On the other hand, rupture of the cyst during surgery may...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Auris, nasus, larynx nasus, larynx, 2006-06, Vol.33 (2), p.227-229
Hauptverfasser:	Karahatay, Serdar, Akcam, Timur, Kocaoglu, Murat, Tosun, Fuat, Gunhan, Omer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Diagnosis, Differential Echinococcosis - diagnosis Echinococcosis - parasitology Echinococcosis - surgery Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Humans Hydatid disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Parotid Diseases - diagnosis Parotid Diseases - parasitology Parotid Diseases - surgery Parotid gland Parotid Gland - diagnostic imaging Parotid Gland - parasitology Parotid Gland - pathology Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Zusammenfassung:	Hydatid disease is a zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus species. Cystic form of this infection mostly involves liver and lung. Hydatid disease of the parotid gland is a very rare entity that may be easily overlooked in daily practice. On the other hand, rupture of the cyst during surgery may give rise to serious complications. We present a case of hydatid cyst of the parotid and discuss the differential diagnosis of this rare condition.
ISSN:	0385-8146 1879-1476
DOI:	10.1016/j.anl.2005.09.003