Hydatid cyst in unusual location: Pterygopalatine fossa-infratemporal fossa

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• 作者：Bayram Şahin ; ^{drbayramsahin@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Şenol Ç ; omoğlu ^{drcomoglu@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Beldan Polat ^{beldanmdpolat@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Kemal Değer ^{kdeger@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：MRI ; magnetic resonance imaging ; CT ; computerized tomography ; V2 ; maxillary nerve
• 刊名：Auris Nasus Larynx
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：43
• 期：4
• 页码：464-467
• 全文大小：955 K

文摘

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.