Presented clinical case is a rare case of poorly differentiated squamous cell non-keratinizing cancer of the right lung with ingrowth into the diaphragm and liver, metastatic liver damage in combination with recurrent echinococcosis of the liver. Taking into account the epidemiological history, the surgery, the features of radiation imaging and the results of serology in the preoperative period, the diagnosis of “echinococcosis of the liver with spread to the lungs” was made, which turned out to be incorrect. The diagnosis during the surgical operation was changed, but also turned out to be incorrect. The final diagnosis was made only on the basis of histological and immunohistochemical studies.The reasons of diagnostic errors are analyzed, the emphasis is made on the criteria of differential diagnosis. Typical features of visualization of liver echinococcosis, lung cancer with local and distant spread are presented.
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