Primary Chest Wall Hydatid Cyst, Case Report & Review of Literature

Fitsum Argaw, Engida Abebe and Ayelign Tsehay

Department of Surgery, SPHMMC, Ethiopia

^*Correspondance to: Engida Abebe 

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Abstract:

Chest wall cysts in general are uncommon. Among the pathologic processes that may involve the chest wall includes congenital/developmental, post-traumatic, post-treatment (surgery, radiotherapy etc.), infectious/inflammatory (e.g. tuberculosis) and neoplastic. The Chest wall is an unusual location for primary Echinococcus disease. We report a case of primary chest wall Hydatid Cyst (HC) in a 36-year-old woman who presented with left chest wall mass.

Keywords:

H. cyst; Chest wall; E. granulosus

Cite the Article:

Argaw F, Abebe E, Tsehay A. Primary Chest Wall Hydatid Cyst, Case Report & Review of Literature. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1245.