Karapinar K, Altinok D, Cetingök U, Düzgün C
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, SSK Dişkapi Hastanesi, Ankara, Turkey.
Int Surg. 1999 Jan-Mar;84(1):89-90.
Hydatid cyst is not mentioned among the chest wall tumours in areas not known to harbour echinococcosis. One of the uncommon sites for echinococcosis even in endemic countries is the chest wall. The striking resemblance between neoplasm and hydatid cysts forms a diagnostic dilemma and makes the correct diagnosis essential before surgery.
在未知有棘球蚴病流行的地区,胸壁肿瘤中未提及包虫囊肿。即使在流行国家,胸壁也是棘球蚴病的罕见发病部位之一。肿瘤与包虫囊肿之间惊人的相似性形成了诊断难题,因此在手术前进行正确诊断至关重要。