A case of primary hydatid cyst in the thyroid gland
Mehmet Kadir Bartın1, Eyüp Murat Yılmaz1, Harun Arslan2, Arzu Esen Tekeli3, Semra Karataş3
1Clinic of General Surgery, Van Area Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey
2Clinic of Radiology, Van Area Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey
3Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Van Area Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey
Abstract
Hydatid disease is a significant infestation caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Primary hydatid disease of the head and neck without systemic involvement is quite rare in endemic regions.
Keywords: Hydatid cyst, thyroid gland, ultrasound
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Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - E.M.Y.; Design - E.M.Y., H.A.; Supervision - M.K.B.; Funding - E.M.Y., A.E.T., S.K.; Materials - H.A., A.E.T.; Data Collection and/or Processing - H.A., M.K.B.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - E.M.Y., H.A., A.E.T.; Literature Review - E.M.Y., M.K.B., H.A.; Writer - E.M.Y.; Critical Review - A.E.T., S.K.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.