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Sublingual hydatid cyst: case report and literature review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2008

K T Jumani ,
A Ananthamurthy ,
B Joy  and
R C Nayar
K T Jumani*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St John's Medical College and Hospital, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
A Ananthamurthy
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, St John's Medical College and Hospital, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
B Joy
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, St John's Medical College and Hospital, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
R C Nayar
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St John's Medical College and Hospital, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Kiran T Jumani, Clinical Research Fellow (SpR), Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3TJ, UK. Fax: +44 1642854040 E-mail: kiranjumani@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objectives:

To demonstrate the importance of detailed clinical analysis in the differential diagnosis of a cyst in the floor of the mouth, and to provide an update on current knowledge and treatment of sublingual hydatid cyst.

Case report:

A 23-year-old man presented complaining of a swelling in the midline of the sublingual region, present for four months and progressively increasing in size. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed a well defined, hypoechoic lesion in the sublingual region, containing a calcific focus. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed numerous round to oval structures resembling brood capsules, with scolices and occasional hooklets. T1- and T2-weighted, multiplanar magnetic resonance imaging scans showed a well defined, multiloculated lesion in the sublingual region.

Conclusion:

Hydatid disease may present as a slow-growing cyst in the sublingual region. Aspiration cytology should preferably be avoided until radiological imaging studies are complete. A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose hydatid disease in an unusual location.

Keywords

Hydatid DiseaseNeckSublingual Region

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , e6
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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