罕见部位的包虫囊肿：翼腭窝-颞下窝

Hydatid cyst in unusual location: Pterygopalatine fossa-infratemporal fossa.

作者信息

Şahin Bayram, Çomoğlu Şenol, Polat Beldan, Değer Kemal

机构信息

University of Istanbul, Istanbul Medical Faculty Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.

出版信息

Auris Nasus Larynx. 2016 Aug;43(4):464-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2015.11.003. Epub 2015 Dec 3.

DOI:10.1016/j.anl.2015.11.003

PMID:26656732

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Hydatid Cyst is a zoonotic infection most commonly caused by larvae of the Echinococcus granulosus. Humans are an accidental intermediate host following ingestion of the larvae.

CASE REPORT

We report the case of a 16-year-old male patient presenting with a hydatid cyst in the pterygopalatine fossa. There was no pulmonary or hepatic involvement. The definitive therapy comprised excision of the cystic mass and postoperative medical treatment.

DISCUSSION

Pterygopalatine fossa involvement is reported in three cases in the literature. In this report we represent a case with pterygopalatine fossa hydatid cyst extending into infratemporal fossa.

CONCLUSION

The hydatid cyst of infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossa is extremely rare. Possibility of hydatid cyst should not be ignored at the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions in head and neck region, especially in endemic areas.

摘要