Author/Authors :
Ahmad, Sajjad Sheikh Zayed Hospital - Department of Histopathology, Pakistan , Jalil, Shahela Sheikh Zayed Hospital - Department of Histopathology, Pakistan , Saleem, Yahya Sheikh Zayed Hospital - Department of Histopathology, Pakistan , Suleman, Bilqees A. Sheikh Zayed Hospital - Department of Histopathology, Pakistan , Chughtai, Nasir Sheikh Zayed Hospital - Department of Histopathology, Pakistan
Abstract :
Hydatid cysts in the neck and breast are rare and are incidental finding in neck and breast specimens. It is a zoonotic disease which is due to infectivity with larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The disease is chronic and cysts can be lodged in different organs. It has cosmopolitan distribution and impact health and economical challenges for many countries throughout the world. Therefore, accurate information on the distribution of the disease is first step for the control and prevention. We present two unusual cases of hydatid cyst found in the posterior cervical region and in the breast.
