Primary Muscular Cystic Echinococcosis Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Abstract
Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease that arises from the parasite called Echinococcus granulosus, which has an isolated primary muscle involvement. The clinical presentation of the disease is very similar to that of lipomas. In endemic regions, such as Türkiye, even if the physical examination findings are consistent with lipoma, primary muscular cystic echinococcosis disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses. In this case report, we present a rare case of primary muscular cystic echinococcosis that was diagnosed by histopathological examination who was admitted to our clinic with a mass in the left arm which was diagnosed as lipoma preoperatively, and which caused strong suspicion of cytic echinococcosis during the operation under general anesthesia.
Keywords
Echinococcosis, lipoma, parasite, soft tissue mass
Ethical Statement
Informed Consent: Oral and written informed consent were obtained.
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