Primary hydatid of posterior thigh and popliteal fossa: A rare case report
Hydatid disease of skeletal muscle is a rare entity. Liver followed by lung are the most common sites of hydatid cyst. Incidence of unusual sites which include spleen, kidney, mesentry, ovary, brain, skeletal system is 7,8 %. Skeletal muscle has the lowest incidence of primary hydatid among the unus...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-06-01
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| Series: | JPRAS Open |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587824001724 |
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| Summary: | Hydatid disease of skeletal muscle is a rare entity. Liver followed by lung are the most common sites of hydatid cyst. Incidence of unusual sites which include spleen, kidney, mesentry, ovary, brain, skeletal system is 7,8 %. Skeletal muscle has the lowest incidence of primary hydatid among the unusual sites. Here we report a young female with rare primary hydatid disease of left posterior thigh extending into popliteal fossa. |
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| ISSN: | 2352-5878 |