Primary hydatid cyst of the root of the thigh: a case report and review of the literature.

Authors :: Garagnani L
Sudanese A
Rimondi E
Bacchini P
Source :: La Chirurgia degli organi di movimento [Chir Organi Mov] 2008 Sep; Vol. 92 (2), pp. 113-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Sep 11.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: Hydatid disease of bone is a rare event, and it is characterized by a high diagnostic and therapeutic complexity. We report a case of primary hydatidosis of the proximal thigh involving both the soft tissues and the proximal femur in a 59-year-old man. It has been possible to establish the diagnosis only 8 years after the appearance of the first symptoms (painful swelling over the root of the left thigh), when the patient came to our institution after several investigations.

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