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A Case of Isolated Cardiac Hydatid Cyst that Mimics Lymphoproliferative Malignancy
Author(s) -
Yildiz Cenk Eray,
Sinan Ümit Yaşar,
Yildiz Ahmet,
Çetin Gürkan,
Küçükoğlu Serdar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12856
Subject(s) - interventricular septum , medicine , ventricle , echinococcosis , interatrial septum , cyst , malignancy , cystic echinococcosis , pathology , echinococcus granulosus , left atrium , right atrium , hydatid cyst , biology , zoology , atrial fibrillation
Cardiac cystic echinococcosis is a rare parasitic infestation caused by Echinococcus granulosus larvae and it composes 0.5–2% of all human cystic echinococcosis cases. The left ventricle is the most common affected area followed by right ventricle, interventricular septum, left atrium, right atrium, and interatrial septum. The diagnosis is difficult because of nonspecific clinical and radiographic findings. We present a case of isolated apical cardiac cystic echinococcosis mimicking lymphoproliferative disease.