A giant splenic hydatid cyst: Why calcified cysts should not be considered as a dead cyst

Shahriar Hashemzadeh; Aysa Rezabakhsh; Reza Rahbarghazi; Hassan Amini

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3512

A giant splenic hydatid cyst: Why calcified cysts should not be considered as a dead cyst

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Nov 23;9(1):269-273. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3512. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Shahriar Hashemzadeh^{1

2}, Aysa Rezabakhsh³, Reza Rahbarghazi^{4

5}, Hassan Amini^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
² Department of General and Thoracic Surgery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
³ Cardiovascular Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
⁴ Department of Applied Cell Sciences Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
⁵ Stem Cell Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.

Abstract

Our case report showed that peripheral wall calcification of the hydatid cyst does not mean inactivation of the cyst and calcification of cyst wall may occur in all stages of disease.

Keywords: calcification of cyst; infectious diseases; splenic hydatid cyst.

Publication types

Case Reports