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Intraoperative diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the ovary masquerading as tumor
Author(s) -
Selhi Pavneet kaur,
Grover Sumit,
Narang Vikram,
Singh Aminder,
Sood Neena,
Juneja Sunil
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23644
Subject(s) - hydatid cyst , medicine , echinococcus granulosus , ovary , cyst , echinococcosis , ovarian cyst , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , echinococcus , biology , zoology , paleontology
Hydatid disease, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is found most commonly in the liver and lungs, but no organ is immune. The ovarian involvement is often secondary to a cyst's dissemination localized in a different site. Occasionally, the cyst enlarges, thus mimicking an ovarian tumor. Patients with hydatid cysts at unusual locations present with atypical presentations and pose a diagnostic dilemma. A high index of suspicion is required in order to make a correct diagnosis pre‐operatively to prevent spillage of the cyst contents during surgery. We report a case of hydatid cyst in the ovary in a young female. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2017;45:267–269. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.