A hydatid cyst of right lateral neck in Iran (a rare case report)

Abstract

Hydatid cyst disease (HCD) is one of the most significant zoonotic parasitic illnesses, which is known to be caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The present article is the first paper to report the first case of hydatid cyst of neck as a right lateral cystic mass in Iran. For this purpose, A 54 year-old Iranian man with the complaint of mass and swelling in the right lateral part of the neck was hospitalized in general surgical ward of Velayat hospital, Qazvin, Iran. It is concluded that hydatid cyst of neck soft tissue is uncommon and unusual even in endemic regions and therefore, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis of neck swelling.