Imaging Findings of an Unusually Located Hydatid Cyst Presented as a Sacrococcygeal Mass

Guliz, Yilmaz; Akpınar, Sercan

doi:10.5812/iranjradiol.20228

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“…Exemplary MRI sequences showing cardiac hydatid cysts within the left ventricular myocardium are given in figure 1. In MRI-T2 images, cysts appear with a high signal intensity, whereas cysts in MRI-T1 images are presenting hypointense or show an intermediate signal intensity 29 30 31. Furthermore, after gadopentetate dimeglumine application signal intensity in MRI-T2 images can significantly increase and, therefore, improve the localisation of the cardiac hydatid cysts.…”

Section: Diagnosis Of Cardiac Echinococcosismentioning

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Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac echinococcosis

Kahlfuß¹,

Flieger²,

Roepke

et al. 2016

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Cardiac echinococcosis is a rare manifestation of cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus Among all patients suffering from CE, only 0.5%-2% exhibit a cardiac involvement. In addition, during the past years the number of CE cases reported in Western Europe remained roughly unchanged. However, we postulate that cases of CE in Western Europe will increase due to a growing number of refugees coming from endemic areas such as Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Importantly, although cardiac echinococcosis is rare the disease can lead to many clinical complications, for instance acute heart failure and life-threatening arrhythmias. With respect to the increasing relevance of cardiac echinococcosis in Western Europe and the danger of fulminant disease courses, here we review diagnosis strategies and treatment options of the disease. Diagnosis of cardiac echinococcosis requires a detailed evaluation of the patients' case history, specific laboratory analyses and radiological imaging methods. Ultrasound, MRI and CT are key imaging tools for diagnosis, therapy control, prognosis estimation and disease course control. For the therapy of cardiac echinococcosis, a combination of surgical removal and drug treatment should be applied to symptomatic as well as asymptomatic patients. The complete surgical removal of the cyst(s) is the major prognosis factor of the cardiac manifestation of CE.

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Section: Diagnosis Of Cardiac Echinococcosismentioning

confidence: 99%