Primary Hydatid Cyst of Vastus Lateralis Muscle

Solitary Hydatid Cyst of the Thigh: A Challenging Diagnosis

“…However, proximal muscles of the lower limbs might be involved due to the volume occupied by muscle mass and its rich blood supply (Durakbasa et al 2007 our knowledge, our report is the first in the literature that describes hydatid cyst involvement of the adductor brevis muscle and the fifth report to describe involvement of the thigh (Durakbasa et al 2007, Orhan et al 2003, Kocakusak et al 2004, Ozkoc et al 2003 (Table 1).…”

Isolated musculoskeletal hydatid disease: diagnosis on fine needle aspiration and cell block

“…The most common sites of hydatidosis are liver and lungs and may be explained by filtering efficacies of hepatic and pulmonary barriers. Several reports of musculoskeletal hydatid cysts are summarized (Table 1) (Drimousis et al 2006;Kocakusak et al 2004;Tatari et al 2001). It accounts for 1-5.4 % of all cases of HD.…”

“…e, f Scolices with hooklets, seen in aligned two rows (H&E 9 4009). g, h Acid fast core of hooklet (Ziehl Neelsen Stain 9 10009) Table 1 Reported cases of musculoskeletal Hydatidosis (Merkle et al 1997;Rieber et al 1989;von Sinner et al 1991;Torricelli et al 1990;Kocakusak et al 2004;Tatari et al 2001 MR findings include a multivesicular cyst with a low intensity ''rim sign'' on T2-weighted images representing ectocyst (Kireşi et al 2003). Serological tests may aid in diagnosis but are not always positive in all histopathologically proven cases.…”

Rare Case Of Isolated Hydatid Cyst In Rectus Abdominis Muscle

“…These sites include adductor magnus, quadriceps femoris, paravertebral muscle, gracilis, psoas major, biceps and gluteus maximus. 3,4,5,6,7 .…”