A case of primary hydatid cyst in the thyroid gland

Bartın, Mehmet Kadir; Yılmaz, Eyüp Murat; Arslan, Harun; Tekeli, Arzu Esen; Karataş, Semra

doi:10.5152/ucd.2014.2668

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“…Eosinophilia is found in 25% of patients and Weinberg complement fixation test (CFT) may be positive and diagnostic with clinical findings [6]. [9]. In our study most of the cases diagnosed by imaging techniques.…”

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Hydatid Cyct Disease with Extra Hepatic Localizations

Bartın¹

2019

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Echinococus granulosus causes the echinococcosis also known as hydatid cyst disease. Hydatid cyst disease is a parasitic infection. This parasit is identified by Basch for the first time and defined as echinococus granulosus [1]. Hydatid cyst is presently a prevalent health problem in our country. Echinococus granulosus may indwell all the organs. But liver and lungs are affected usually. Especially; extrahepatic localization is rare. Animals consumed as nutrients, are parasit's intermediate host. The last host is canine genus. The echinococus larvas named as hexagons, are taken by gastrointestinal way. The embryos come to liver by the veins and to the other organs by the lenfatic way. In this article, hydatid cyst cases presenting with different clinical features and localized in extrahepatic organs, are discussed. Methods Patients; with hydatid cysts who are operated in our hospital, between 2015 and 2018, were evaluated. 20 patients with hydatid cyst disease who has extra hepatic located cysts, were detected.Patients were evaluated in terms of; age, sex, location of the cyst, cyst size, diagnostic method, applied surgical method and recurrence. Chest radiography, ultrasonography (USG) and computerized tomography (CT) was performed for all patients before surgery.1/320 serum titres were accepted as positive for echinococcosis for indirect hemagglutination test (IHA) in our hospital. Liver located cases and echinococcus alveolaris cases were eleminated. ResultsFigure 1: Gender distribution of the patients.

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Hydatid Cyct Disease with Extra Hepatic Localizations

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2019

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“…In the southern part of Turkey, just one case of thyroid hydatid cyst was reported in the study of Akcam, et al [33]. The incidence of hydatid cysts in thyroid gland was claimed to be 0.5-1% in turkey [34]. Thyroid hydatid cyst disease is generally asymptomatic when the size cysts increases, it may adhere to the surrounding structures, such as trachea, esophagus, carotid sheath, recurrent laryngeal nerve, and the strap muscles, in a similar manner to thyroid carcinoma [12,35].…”

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Diagnosis of Primary Hydatid Cyst of Thyroid Gland: A Case Report

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A 34-year-old female patient was presented to the general surgery clinic of the hospital complaining of a growing tangible swelling in her neck. In physical examination, the patient had two palpable soft nodules in the left lobe of the thyroid which hadn’t invaded the surrounding tissues. The function of thyroid gland was normal and fine needle aspiration (FNA) result reported it benign. The patient went through a left lobectomy and isthmectomy. The histopathology report concluded a nodular hyperplasia and a Hydatid cyst. After surgery, the patient was examined searching for any other organs cyst, but there were no cystic lesion in the cranial, thoracic and abdominal cavities. Accordingly, the case was a primary thyroid hydatid cyst, which is rare, even in endemic regions like Iran.

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“…The specific duration of taking the drug was not specified in two of the studies. The dose of albendazole was 400 mg/day in 4 of the studies (22,23,25,27) and 10 mg/kg/day based on the weight of the patient in one study (24).…”

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Hydatid cyst of the thyroid gland with tracheal fistula: A case report and review of the literature

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Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcal disease, is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus infection. Hydatid cysts of the thyroid are rare. The present case study reports on a patient with hydatid cyst in the thyroid with tracheal fistula. A 54-year-old male patient without any history of exposure to farm animals was hospitalized due to fever and productive cough with occasional hydatid daughter cyst. The patient was diagnosed with a hydatid cyst of the thyroid gland with tracheal fistula by relevant examination. An operation was performed to remove the hydatid cyst and to repair the fistula. The patient took oral albendazole after surgery to prevent hydatid recurrence. Operative recovery was uneventful and the patient resumed his normal activities. Prompt diagnosis and an appropriate surgical treatment prevented a potentially fatal outcome. Furthermore, the characteristics of thyroid cystic echinococcosis, and its diagnosis and treatment in the present case and other cases reported in the literature were summarized and reviewed. Although the thyroid gland is rarely affected, hydatid cyst disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the thyroid gland in patients living in regions where hydatid cyst disease is endemic.

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A case of primary hydatid cyst in the thyroid gland

Abstract: Hydatid disease is a significant infestation caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Primary hydatid disease of the head and neck without systemic involvement is quite rare in endemic regions.

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Hydatid Cyct Disease with Extra Hepatic Localizations

Hydatid Cyct Disease with Extra Hepatic Localizations

Diagnosis of Primary Hydatid Cyst of Thyroid Gland: A Case Report

Hydatid cyst of the thyroid gland with tracheal fistula: A case report and review of the literature

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