Gangopadhyay K, Abuzeid M O, Kfoury H
Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Laryngol Otol. 1996 Oct;110(10):978-80. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100135509.
Hydatid disease is caused by the parasitic tapeworm. Echinococcus. This parasite in larval stage can thrive in many parts of the body, most commonly in the liver and the lung. Hydatid disease in the head and neck region is rare. An unusual location for hydatid disease in the pterygopalatine fossa-infratemporal fossa is presented. The patient did not have evidence of any other cyst on a ten-year follow-up.
包虫病由寄生虫绦虫细粒棘球绦虫引起。这种处于幼虫阶段的寄生虫可在身体的许多部位生长，最常见于肝脏和肺部。头颈部区域的包虫病较为罕见。本文报道了一例翼腭窝 - 颞下窝包虫病的罕见病例。在十年随访中，该患者未发现任何其他囊肿的迹象。
