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Case Reports
. 2015 May;3(5):331-2.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.214. Epub 2015 Feb 28.

Primary hydatid cyst of peritoneum presented as abdominal lump: a rare presentation

Jayashri S Pandya  1 , Manoj R Bhambare  1 , Sudatta B Waghmare  1 , Ajit R Patel  1
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Case Reports

Primary hydatid cyst of peritoneum presented as abdominal lump: a rare presentation

Jayashri S Pandya et al. Clin Case Rep. 2015 May.

Abstract

The incidence of primary hydatid cyst of peritoneum is 2%. It can present as a palpable abdominal lump. The differential diagnosis is cystic ovarian tumor clinically and radiologically. Peritoneal hydatid disease should be included in differential diagnosis of sonographically diagnosed pelvic cystic lesion.

Keywords: Abdominal lump; extrahepatic hydatid disease; primary peritoneal hydatidosis.

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Figure 1
Ultrasonography findings.
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Figure 2
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of abdomen and pelvis findings.
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Figure 3
(A) Specimen of hydatid cyst. (B) Opened hydatid cyst specimen.
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