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Collapsed membranes within pelvic cyst: What is the diagnosis?
Author(s) -
Dehghan Manshadi Seyed Ali,
Rezahosseini Omid,
Saberi Sadegh,
Salahshour Faeze,
Mahdavi Izadi Shahrzad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.767
Subject(s) - pathognomonic , medicine , hydatid cyst , differential diagnosis , echinococcosis , cyst , pelvic cavity , radiology , surgery , pathology , disease
Key Clinical Message Collapsed membranes and daughter cysts are pathognomonic for hydatid cysts on imaging. The comma‐shaped lesions, visible within the hydatid cyst in sagittal view of MRI , are collapsed membranes. Although primary hydatid cyst of pelvic cavity is rare, clinicians should remember to include hydatid cysts in differential diagnosis of pelvic cysts.

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