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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 23;9(1):269-273.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3512. eCollection 2021 Jan.

A giant splenic hydatid cyst: Why calcified cysts should not be considered as a dead cyst

Shahriar Hashemzadeh  1   2 , Aysa Rezabakhsh  3 , Reza Rahbarghazi  4   5 , Hassan Amini  2   5
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A giant splenic hydatid cyst: Why calcified cysts should not be considered as a dead cyst

Shahriar Hashemzadeh et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Our case report showed that peripheral wall calcification of the hydatid cyst does not mean inactivation of the cyst and calcification of cyst wall may occur in all stages of disease.

Keywords: calcification of cyst; infectious diseases; splenic hydatid cyst.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Ultrasonography diagrammatic and CECT scan splenic findings. The red arrow shows the hyperco‐heterogeneous cyst in ultrasonography imaging, and the blue arrows show a complex cystic lesion in CECT with calcified margin and internal fluid with hyperdense membranes
Figure 2
Figure 2
Illustration of splenic tissue with hydatid cyst composed of caseous material and numerous daughter cysts (A). Histological analysis of different layers of hydatid cyst (B). Hydatid cyst wall/ laminated cyst wall (blue arrow) and inner germinal layer (black arrow)
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