A Case of Hydatid Cyst of Thyroid Gland

Authors

  • Arpan Kumar Dey Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Pijush Kanti Mandal Senior Resident, ESI Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research, Maniktala, Kolkata
  • Agnibha Dutta Post-Graduate Trainee, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Subhraprakash Pramanik Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Saurabh Maji Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Nabonita Chakraborti Professor, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
  • Somnath Dasgupta Professor and HOD, Department of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i2.8830

Keywords:

Hydatid Cyst, Thyroid Gland, Cystic Nodule, Endemic Areas

Abstract

Hydatid cyst may be found in almost any part of the body, but most often in the liver and the lungs. Other organs affected occasionally include the brain, muscle, kidney, heart, pancreas, adrenal, and thyroid gland. Hydatidosis located in the thyroid is an infrequent finding, even in endemic regions. This report documents a rare case with a cystic nodule in the thyroid detected by ultrasonography. The patient was a 30-year-old woman with an euthyroid multinodular goitre. Ultrasonography revealed a cystic nodule, and the ultrasonic appearance of the cyst liquid showed multiple echoes, suggesting that the nodule could be a hydatid cyst. The histopathologic examinations confirmed this to be a primary hydatid cyst of thyroid. During the differential diagnosis of the cystic thyroid lesions, hydatid disease of the thyroid gland should be considered in endemic areas. Chemotherapy is necessary to avoid recurrence.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i2.8830

Asian Journal of Medical Science, Volume-5(2) 2014: 143-145

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Published

2013-12-11

How to Cite

Dey, A. K., Mandal, P. K., Dutta, A., Pramanik, S., Maji, S., Chakraborti, N., & Dasgupta, S. (2013). A Case of Hydatid Cyst of Thyroid Gland. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 5(2), 143–145. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v5i2.8830

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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