Primary posterior mediastinal hydatid cyst mimicking malignant mediastinal neurogenic tumor

Abstract

International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI) is an international, peer reviewed, monthly, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality, articles in all areas of basic medical sciences and clinical specialties.Aim of IJCRI is to encourage the publication of new information by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations. Case Report: A 40-year-old female referred to us suffering from painful spastic weakness of lower limbs, her condition started six months earlier to admission and she became paraplegic for last four months with loss of bladder and bowel control. She had L4, L5 lumbar laminectomy four months earlier as she was diagnosed as lumbar prolapsed intervertebral disc. After a thorough diagnostic workup, it was provisionally found that she has a malignant posterior mediastinal mass, but surprisingly only intraoperatively we discovered that she had only a posterior mediastinal hydatid cyst, which had been treated accordingly. IJCRI publishes Conclusion:Hydatid cyst may speculate all types of thoracic tumors so high index of suspension should be considered in treating thoracic tumors in an endemic area.

Cardiac Hydatid cysts; presentation and management. A case series

“…Affection of bone and muscles (smooth and skeletal muscle) is very rare [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]. Cardiac involvement is much rarer, yet potentially fatal condition and comprises 0.5–2% of all hydatid cases [ 5 ] [ 6 ].…”

Hydatid cyst of the thigh: A case report with literature review

“…The most frequently affected organs are liver and lung followed by brain. Other rarely affected organs are bone, skeletal and smooth muscles, viscera and mediastinum [ [4] , [5] , [6] ]. Concomitant multiple hydatid cysts (HCs) of thigh and pelvic have never been reported in the literature.…”

Abdominal wall Hydatid cyst: A review a literature with a case report

“…Dog is the primary host while the intermediate hosts are sheep, horse, cattle and occasionally human being [3] . Although liver and lungs are the most involved organs, hydatid cyst can occur in all viscera and soft tissues with variable degree of signs and symptoms [1] , [4] . Primary skeletal muscle hydatid disease without liver and lung involvement is rare even in endemic areas.…”