The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2006 , Vol 48 , Num 3
Primary hydatid cyst of the thigh: a case report of an unusual localization
1Departments of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
2Departments of Radiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
3Departments of Infectious Diseases, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
Duygulu F, Karaoğlu S, Erdoğan N, Yıldız O. Primary hydatid cyst of the thigh: a case report of an unusual localization. Turk J Pediatr 2006; 48: 256-259.

The sartorius muscle is a rare location of primary hydatid cyst. In this report, the clinical, pathologic, and radiologic features are discussed, with special emphasis on the pathologic and radiographic features.

We report a case of hydatid cyst of the proximal thigh in an eight-year-old girl. Magnetic resonance (MR) images revealed muscular hydatid cyst in the sartorius muscle, with a striking appearance of daughter cysts. We did not find any visceral organ involvement. Wide excision was performed without destroying the cyst wall.

Primary muscular hydatidosis should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of a cystic mass of a skeletal muscle. Keywords : echinococcosis, muscle hydatidosis, primary, magnetic resonance imaging

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