Primary echinococcal cyst in the axillary region

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dc.contributor.authorOzsoy M.
dc.contributor.authorKeles C.
dc.contributor.authorKahya M.
dc.contributor.authorKeles G.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:20:19Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:20:19Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Human hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. It has worldwide distribution and is endemic in many countries, especially the Mediterranean region. It most commonly affects the liver and lungs although multi-organ involvement has been observed in 20-30% of patients. Case report: A 45-year-old woman presented to a gynaecologist because of a mass in the axillary region. Her mother and her two sisters were undergoing treatment for breast cancer. In her examination, a hard, semi-mobile, painless mass was found that was approximately 3 cm in diameter. Axillary ultrasonography showed lymphadenopathy. No abnormality was found in mammographic examination of either breast, or in abdominal ultrasonography and chest X-ray. Occult breast cancer was suspected but when the mass was excised for pathological examination the biopsy showed a hydatid cyst with germinative membranes. Subsequent lung, abdomen and brain tomography scans, whole body bone scintigraphy and hydatid serology, including indirect haemagglutination and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, were negative. For these reasons an isolated axillary hydatid cyst was diagnosed. Conclusion: Parasitic cysts should be considered in endemic areas in patients presenting with a soft tissue mass in the axillary region. Imaging methods should be planned to include this possibility. © 2011 Ozsoy et al.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.3855/jidc.1589
dc.identifier.issn20366590
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18088
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherJournal of Infection in Developing Countries
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectaxillary mass
dc.subjectbone scintiscanning
dc.subjectbreast cancer
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectcomputer assisted tomography
dc.subjectechinococcosis
dc.subjectechography
dc.subjectenzyme linked immunosorbent assay
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthemagglutination
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman tissue
dc.subjectlymphadenopathy
dc.subjectmammography
dc.subjectthorax radiography
dc.titlePrimary echinococcal cyst in the axillary region
dc.typeArticle

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