Open AccessAn extrahepatic hydatid cyst with the fat-fluid level
Author(s) -
Ferhat Yıldırım,
Aynur Turan,
Selda Güven,
Arda Halil Ceylan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20210059
Subject(s) - hydatid cyst , echinococcus granulosus , cyst , thigh , pathology , echinococcus , echinococcosis , zoonosis , medicine , biology , anatomy , immunology , zoology
A hydatic cyst is a zoonosis caused by the larva of a tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. The liver is the most commonly affected organ. Soft tissue localization has been reported in 2.3% of cases. Herein, we present a patient with a fat-containing hydatid cyst located in the left thigh. There are only a few reports in the literature on the presence of the fat-fluid level within a hydatid cyst. Previous studies have suggested that fat-containing hydatid cysts occur due to their cysto-biliary communication in the liver. In our case, we describe a fat-containing hydatid cyst in the extrahepatic location and discuss the pathophysiologic mechanism of fat inside it.