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Infratemporal hydatid cyst – unusual location of echinococcosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Levent Sennaroḡlu*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hacettepe University Medical FacultyAnkara, Turkey
Metin ÖNercĩ
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hacettepe University Medical FacultyAnkara, Turkey
Ergĩn Turan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hacettepe University Medical FacultyAnkara, Turkey
Arzu Sungur
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hacettepe University Medical FacultyAnkara, Turkey Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and the Department of Pathology
*
Levent Sennaroḡlu, Büklüm sokak 45/16, Kavaklidere, Ankara 06660, Turkey.

Abstract

Hydatid disease is an important medical problem in countries of the temperate zones. Only occasional cases are reported in the head and neck region. An unusual location for hydatid disease in the infratemporal fossa is presented. Characteristics of this rare disease together with treatment modalities are discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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