Hepatic hydatid cyst

Case contributed by G Balachandran , 6 Aug 2010
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Varun Babu, 8 Oct 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Age was set to 50.
Presentation was changed:
4750 year old male with a large hepatic mass.
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A forty seven years oldfifty year old male was referred for evaluation of large mass in liver.

MRI showed a 24 x 17 x 18 cm multi-vesicular cyst occupying the entire right lobe of liver. Daughter cysts of varying sizes were seen predominantly in the periphery of the giant mother cyst. The collapsed membranes were seen floating within the hydatid sand.

Features are those of hydatid disease of the liver.

  • -<p>A forty seven years old male was referred for evaluation of&#160; large mass in liver.</p><p>MRI showed a&#160; 24 x 17 x 18 cm multi-vesicular cyst occupying the entire right lobe of liver. Daughter cysts of varying sizes were seen predominantly in the periphery of the&#160; giant mother cyst. The collapsed membranes were seen floating within the hydatid sand. </p><p>Features are those of <a href="/articles/hepatic-hydatid-infection" title="Hepatic hydatid cyst">hydatid disease of the liver</a>.&#160;</p>
  • +<p>A fifty year old male was referred for evaluation of  large mass in liver.</p><p>MRI showed a  24 x 17 x 18 cm multi-vesicular cyst occupying the entire right lobe of liver. Daughter cysts of varying sizes were seen predominantly in the periphery of the  giant mother cyst. The collapsed membranes were seen floating within the hydatid sand.</p><p>Features are those of <a href="/articles/hepatic-hydatid-infection">hydatid disease of the liver</a>. </p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:

MRI showed a  24 x 17 x 18 cm multi-vesicular cyst occupying the entire right lobe of liver. Daughter cysts of varying sizes were seen predominantly in the periphery of the  giant mother cyst. The collapsed membranes were seen floating within the hydatid sand.

Images Changes:

Image MRI (T1) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image MRI (T2) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image MRI (T1 C+ fat sat) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .
Specifics changed from T2 to T1 C+ fat sat.

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