Document Type : Case Report Article
Authors
- Nahid Ghanbarzadeh 1
- Ali Nadjfai-Semnani 2
- Mohammad Mohammad Nadjafi-Semnani 3
- Mahmoodreza Behravan 4
- Majid Zare-Bidaki 4
1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
2 Department of General Surgery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
3 Department of Urology, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
4 Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Abstract
Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) is the main cause of cystic hydatid in human and livestock in the world and is considered a neglected tropical disease. Hydatid cysts often form in the liver (50–70%) and less frequently the lung, spleen, kidney, bone, brain and genital system. Ovarian hydatid cyst is one of the rarest cases with nonspecific clinical presentation. Here in a case report study we report a primary unilateral ovarian hydatid cyst in a 45-years-old woman. This patient was presented with a large pelvic mass. A pelvic multiloculated mass in abdominal ultrasound and a solid-cystic lesion of the left adnexa in CT scan was reported. All other laboratory tests and chest X-ray showed typical results. Molecular method was performed to confirm radiography and staining methods. A cystic mass on the left fallopian tube and ovary was found in the patient's laparotomy and all were resected with the appearance of a tubo-ovarian abscess. Postoperative pathological and molecular diagnosis confirmed a hydatid cyst disease. Five years follow-up revealed no recurrence of the disease. Hydatid cyst can cause cystic masses anywhere in the all anatomic of body, especially in endemic locations.
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