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88th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

24.05. - 27.05.2017, Erfurt

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Hydatid Cyst of the Floor of the Mouth

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 88. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Erfurt, 24.-27.05.2017. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2017. Doc17hno093

doi: 10.3205/17hno093, urn:nbn:de:0183-17hno0937

Published: April 13, 2017

© 2017 Pazardzhikliev.
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Introduction: Hydatid cysts occur most commonly in the liver, followed by the lung. In the head and neck region hydatid cysts have been reported in the orbit, the thyroid and the parotid gland.

Methods: A 16 y.o. girl was referred for a mass at the floor of the mouth. A CT showed a cyst with prominent walls and low density of 14-20 HU, sized 4,6/4,7cm. The cyst was excised via a neck incision.

Results: Histology proved a hydatid cyst. Pulmonary scan and liver ultrasound were done revealing a 10cm cyst in the liver which was operated. The patient currently is on Zentel and follow up.

Conclusions: We report, as to our knowledge, only the fourth case of such a cyst in the floor of the mouth. Although a rare location, this must be included in the differential diagnosis, but requires a high index of suspicion.

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