Primary Hydatid Cyst of Skeletal Muscle: A Condition Which is Worth To Be Kept in Mind in The Differential Diagnosis of The Soft Tissue Masses

摘要

Summary Involvement of skeletal muscle in Eccinococcal infection is a relatively rare condition which clinically mimics soft tissue tumors at initial presentation.We present a case report of a 30 years old female patient presented with a painless mass on anterolateral region of her left thigh. Diagnostic workup begun with an MRI examination and it revealed a mass containing multiple cystic vesicles in vastus lateralis muscle which was identical to hydatiddisease those seen elsewhere in human body. Surgical excision with Albendazole medication cured the patient. Hydatid disease may present as apainless mass in extremities thus it should be included in differential diagnosis of such masses especially in endemic areas. Top