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01-04-2013 | Case Report

Primary hydatid cyst of the thigh: on seven cases

Authors: Mohamed Madhar, Abdelkrim Aitsoultana, Rachid Chafik, Hanane Elhaoury, Halim Saidi, Tarik Fikry

Published in: MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY | Issue 1/2013

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We report on seven cases that presented a benign soft-tissue mass in the thigh muscles. Ultrasonography provided the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. Total pericystecomy was performed. We point out the importance of preoperative diagnosis and the need for radical excision to avoid recurrence.

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Title: Primary hydatid cyst of the thigh: on seven cases
Authors: Mohamed Madhar
Abdelkrim Aitsoultana
Rachid Chafik
Hanane Elhaoury
Halim Saidi
Tarik Fikry
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 2035-5106
Electronic ISSN: 2035-5114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12306-011-0157-0

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