TY - JOUR ID - 10388 TI - Primary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor JO - Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine JA - JCTM LA - en SN - 2345-2447 AU - Bagheri, Reza AU - Afghani, Reza AU - Cheraghali, Roozbeh AU - Gharib, Mohammad Hadi AU - Yari, Behrouz AU - Hashempour, Mohammad Reza AD - Thoracic Surgeon, Lung diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Thoracic Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran AD - General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran AD - Department of Radiology, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran AD - Radiologist, Department of Radiology, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran AD - Resident of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 270 EP - 272 KW - Chest Wall KW - Hydatid Cyst KW - Resection KW - Tumors DO - 10.22038/jctm.2017.20922.1124 N2 - Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is endemic in Mediterranean areas, South America, North Africa, Australia, and Iran. Although the liver and lung are the most common involved organs, but the other organs in human body also can be involved by hydatid cyst. Chest wall involvement by hydatid cyst is a rare condition, which may be misdiagnosed as chest wall tumor in the endemic areas. Herein, we presented a case of primary chest wall hydatid cyst mimicking chest wall tumor. UR - https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_10388.html L1 - https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_10388_4713a9bbc0a2c2981205f0fc3ee8dafb.pdf ER -