Primary muscular hydatidosis: US, CT and MR findings
We present a rare case of primary muscular hydatidosis in the left thigh of a 40-year-old female patient. US, CT and MR imaging showed a typical multilocular hydatid cyst deep in the vastus intermedius and vastus medialis muscles. Histopathological examination, which followed surgical excision, esta...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Acta radiologica (1987) 2002-07, Vol.43 (4), p.428-430 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We present a rare case of primary muscular hydatidosis in the left thigh of a 40-year-old female patient. US, CT and MR imaging showed a typical multilocular hydatid cyst deep in the vastus intermedius and vastus medialis muscles. Histopathological examination, which followed surgical excision, established the diagnosis of echinococcus cyst. |
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ISSN: | 0284-1851 1600-0455 |
DOI: | 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430416.x |