An unusual presentation of hydatid cyst within the soft tissues of the back: Re-investigation of the undiagnosed lung opacity

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1191-1194

  Papageorgiou, Konstantinos I ^a,c   Kaniorou Larai, Magdalini ^a   Mathew, Rasmi G ^b  

^a Oncology 6th IKA Hospital G Gennimatas   (Greece)

^b BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Plastics Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystic lesion; Echinococcosis; Endemic areas

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATID CYST; LIPOMA; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS CYST; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; BACK; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; HUMANS; MALE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 23344447427     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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