Hydatidcyst; at rare sites experience at tertiary care hospital

ABSTRACT

Ecchino coccosis or hydatid cyst disease is a common parasitic disease that is known to affect both humans and animals and is an important health problem in poorly developed countries. In this histopathological retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate hydatid cyst disease occurring at different sites of body and were diagnosed during last fifteen years in pathology department, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences [LUMHS], Jamshoro from January 1996 to December 2010. Descriptive retrospective study. A total of 80 cases of hydatid cyst disease of different organs diagnosed at pathology department LUMHS Jamshoro and retrieved from Histopathological record. Out of these 80 cases, 56 cases [70%] were of liver, 8 [10%] of lung, 5 [6.25%] of ovary. 01 case [1.2%] thyroid, 02 cases [2.5%] submandibular region and 8 [10%] each occurring at thigh, forearm, palm, cheek and fronto-temporal region. Majority of cases seen in females and M/F ratio of 13.6 and with age range of 8-65 years. More than 50% of cases were seen between 30-65 years of age. Hydatid cyst of liver was most common site followed by lung. But it can also be included in differential diagnosis of solitary cystic lesions of ovary and thyroid as well