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Hydatid cyst of the pterygopalatine-infratemporal fossa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. Gangopadhyay ,
M. O. Abuzeid  and
H. Kfoury
K. Gangopadhyay
Affiliation:
Section of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
M. O. Abuzeid*
Affiliation:
Section of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
H. Kfoury
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
*
Address for correspondence: M. Osman Abuzeid, F.R.C.S., F.R.C.P.S., MBC #40, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia. Fax: 966 1 442 7772
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Abstract

Hydatid disease is caused by the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus. This parasite in larval stage can thrive in many parts of the body, most commonly in the liver and the lung. Hydatid disease in the head and neck region is rare. An unusual location for hydatid disease in the pterygopalatine fossa-infratemporal fossa is presented. The patient did not have evidence of any other cyst on a ten-year follow-up.

Keywords

EchinococcosisHead and neck
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 10 , October 1996 , pp. 978 - 980
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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