Gluteal region musculoskeletal hydatid cyst: Case report and review of literature

Sreeramulu, P N; Krishnaprasad,; Gowda, Suvarna

doi:10.1007/s12262-010-0096-2

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“…For bone hydatid cysts, surgery and cyst excision are usually necessary, and common options include hemipelvectomy, curettage, and debridement [7,9,17]. A case report and review of literature somewhat similar in scope to ours, concerning gluteal musculoskeletal hydatidosis, have also emphasized the necessity of both extensive surgical excision and anti-helminthic pharmacotherapy [15]. Unfortunately, our patient was deemed inoperable due to the location and extent of involvement.…”

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Inoperable Primary Hydatidosis of Pelvic Bones with Involvement of Gluteal Muscles: Diagnosis of a Rare Presentation and Follow-up

Amini

Kouchak

Sangchooli

2020

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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Primary hydatid cysts typically occur in the lungs or the liver, but can be found elsewhere without involving these organs. Primary bone cysts are rare and frequently missed. No standard treatment exists, especially for inoperable patients. A 53-year-old female patient with pain and swelling in the left gluteal region for a month was first admitted 3 years ago, with an initial diagnosis of DVT. Incidentally, magnetic resonance imaging showed cystic involvement of the pelvis, and an iliac bone biopsy suggested a diagnosis of hydatidosis. The cyst was inoperable, and praziquantel and albendazole chemotherapy was initiated. The patient was followed after 3 years, having a palpable 12 × 9 cm mass and showing minor radiographic changes. We report an unusual and inoperable case of primary bone hydatid cyst, with involvement of pelvic bones and surrounding soft tissue. This case suggests that cystic mass, especially where disease is endemic, should raise suspicion of echinococcosis. The chemotherapy regimen appears to have limited the growth of the cysts.

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Inoperable Primary Hydatidosis of Pelvic Bones with Involvement of Gluteal Muscles: Diagnosis of a Rare Presentation and Follow-up

Amini

Kouchak

Sangchooli

2020

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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“… 4,5 Musculoskeletal hydatid cyst is usually associated with involvement of other solid organs. 5–7 The muscle is considered an unfavorable site for hydatidosis because of its high lactic acid level that creates an unfavorable milieu for growth. 6–8 Although there are many reports of intramuscular hydatid cyst there are only a few reports in children.…”

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“…Diagnosis of echinococcosis should be considered when slowly growing soft tissue mass is present in a patient from rural area especially endemic countries. 2,5,6,9 Biopsy can be done for histopathological diagnosis but it must be known that this infection can be spread after direct inoculation. We do not recommend routine biopsy.…”

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An unusual cause of mass localized on vastus lateralis muscle in childhood: Hydatid cyst

Çiçekli

Akgül

2015

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…Cystic echinococcosis in the liver should be differentiated from the following diseases. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]23] Non-parasitic cyst: Both simplex hepatic cyst and multilocular hepatic cyst are rarely accompanied by calcification, which is a key point for differential diagnosis. Hepatic echinococcosis is characterized by cyst-in-cyst sign, with daughter cysts mostly clinging to the internal wall of mother cyst.…”

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The first case report of cystic echinococcosis.

Zhao¹,

Riming²,

Chong³

et al. 2018

Microbiol Curr Res

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The abstract must include the following separate sections: Background: Hydatid disease, which is caused by larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis. Is common in husbandry area. It's serious disease to human that has a significantly high fatality rate. However, as a non-echinococcous endemic area, Guangxi has not reported on hydatid disease, and this first primary patient may provide new possible routes of infection and diagnostic ideas. Case presentation: A brief description of the patient's clinical and demographic details, the diagnosis, any interventions and the outcomes. The patient suffered from hypertension for 6 years and hypo tensors were used to control the blood pressure. In 2014, he was confirmed to have hepatic cyst. In December 2016, he had been hospitalized in the Department of Encephalopathy because of intracerebral haemorrhage, which led his left limb activities impaired. This patient reported a hepatic cyst detected by B-mode ultrasound during the physical examination 1 year ago. He did not pay close attention to it and did not receive any re-examination. Recently, B-mode ultrasound in another physical examination showed hepatic cyst (176 × 158 mm). No obvious abnormality was found in the gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and both kidneys. Computed tomography scan can be applied to examine all organs in human body and is an important diagnostic examination for echinococcosis. Conclusions: A brief summary of the clinical impact or potential implications of the case report. This patient finally diagnosis as Cystic echinococcosis in the right liver lobe (Simplex cyst), hypertensive disease, hemorrhage sequel and arrhythmia-atrial premature beat. According to the diagnosis, we plan the treatment as using laparoscopic surgery for echinococcosis. This case will help us to find out possible causes of the incidence of echinococcosis in Guangxi and the potential transmission risks, and thus put forward the measures for the prevention and treatment of echinococcosis in Guangxi.

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Gluteal region musculoskeletal hydatid cyst: Case report and review of literature

Cited by 16 publications

References 25 publications

Inoperable Primary Hydatidosis of Pelvic Bones with Involvement of Gluteal Muscles: Diagnosis of a Rare Presentation and Follow-up

Inoperable Primary Hydatidosis of Pelvic Bones with Involvement of Gluteal Muscles: Diagnosis of a Rare Presentation and Follow-up

An unusual cause of mass localized on vastus lateralis muscle in childhood: Hydatid cyst

The first case report of cystic echinococcosis.

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