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- Title
Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Chest Wall.
- Authors
Karapolat, Sami; Dumlu, Talha; Yildirim, Umran; Karapolat, Banu; Erbas, Mesut
- Abstract
The article discusses the medical condition of a 69-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain. The patient underwent several tests such as the acid-fast bacillus test, fine-needle aspiration biopsy and thorax tomography. She underwent excisional biopsy for the removal of the mass. It adds that hydatid cysts may be located in the thoracic wall.
- Subjects
ABDOMINAL pain; PRECANCEROUS conditions; NEEDLE biopsy; SURGICAL excision; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENTS; CANCER treatment
- Publication
Lung, 2012, Vol 190, Issue 5, p583
- ISSN
0341-2040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00408-011-9368-2