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Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany
Hydatidosis is an infective ailment that is caused by the parasite echinococcus granulosus. The parasitic infection typically produces cysts filled with excessive quantity of fluid and most commonly afflicts the liver. While secondary hydatidosis remains exceedingly rare, cases of hydatidosis in org...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7707889/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33274151 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11276 |
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author | Almas, Talal Khedro, Tarek Hussain, Salman Alsufyani, Reema Khan, Muhammad Kashif |
author_facet | Almas, Talal Khedro, Tarek Hussain, Salman Alsufyani, Reema Khan, Muhammad Kashif |
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description | Hydatidosis is an infective ailment that is caused by the parasite echinococcus granulosus. The parasitic infection typically produces cysts filled with excessive quantity of fluid and most commonly afflicts the liver. While secondary hydatidosis remains exceedingly rare, cases of hydatidosis in organs such as the ovaries and the fallopian tubes have been documented in the literature. In such instances, the patients present with a vague constellation of symptoms, including abdominal distension and vague abdominal pain. Herein, we elucidate the case of a female patient who presented with massive abdominal swelling on a background history significant for hydatid liver disease. Intraoperative findings included a left adnexal mass, which was eventually established to be an ovarian adenocarcinoma coexisting with secondary ovarian hydatidosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-77078892020-12-02 Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany Almas, Talal Khedro, Tarek Hussain, Salman Alsufyani, Reema Khan, Muhammad Kashif Cureus General Surgery Hydatidosis is an infective ailment that is caused by the parasite echinococcus granulosus. The parasitic infection typically produces cysts filled with excessive quantity of fluid and most commonly afflicts the liver. While secondary hydatidosis remains exceedingly rare, cases of hydatidosis in organs such as the ovaries and the fallopian tubes have been documented in the literature. In such instances, the patients present with a vague constellation of symptoms, including abdominal distension and vague abdominal pain. Herein, we elucidate the case of a female patient who presented with massive abdominal swelling on a background history significant for hydatid liver disease. Intraoperative findings included a left adnexal mass, which was eventually established to be an ovarian adenocarcinoma coexisting with secondary ovarian hydatidosis. Cureus 2020-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7707889/ /pubmed/33274151 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11276 Text en Copyright © 2020, Almas et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | General Surgery Almas, Talal Khedro, Tarek Hussain, Salman Alsufyani, Reema Khan, Muhammad Kashif Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany |
title | Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany |
title_full | Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany |
title_fullStr | Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany |
title_full_unstemmed | Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany |
title_short | Ovarian Carcinoma Uncloaked by Hydatidosis: An Intraoperative Epiphany |
title_sort | ovarian carcinoma uncloaked by hydatidosis: an intraoperative epiphany |
topic | General Surgery |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7707889/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33274151 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11276 |
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