Author/Authors :
parsaee, mozhgan tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , mohebbi, bahram tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , shojaeifard, maryam tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , noohi, feridoun tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , mohebbi, ahmad tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , bassiri, hosseinali tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular medical and research center, ايران , hosseini, saeid tehran university of medical sciences - heart valve disease research center, rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , ghafari nejad, mohammad hasan tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , mozaffari, kambiz tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران , mohamadzadeh, ali tehran university of medical sciences - rajaie cardiovascular, medical and research center, ايران
Abstract :
We present two women who lived in a rural community. The presence of a semi-solid mass, a hydatid cyst or tumor, in the heart was diagnosed by echocardiography, computed tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The hydatid cyst was seen during surgery. Pathological examination confirmed an infected hydatid cyst