HYDATID CYST OF THE PTERYGOPALATINE-INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA

Authors
GANGOPADHYAY K ABUZEID MO KFOURY H
Citation
K. Gangopadhyay et al., HYDATID CYST OF THE PTERYGOPALATINE-INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 110(10), 1996, pp. 978-980
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
110
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
978 - 980
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1996)110:10<978:HCOTPF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Hydatid disease is caused by the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus. This parasite in larval stage can thrive in many parts of the body, most c ommonly hr the liver and the lung. Hydatid disease in the head and nec k region is rare. An unusual location for hydatid disease in the ptery gopalatine fossa-infratemporal fossa is presented. The patient did not have evidence of any other cyst on a ten-year follow-up.