MR FEATURES OF HUGE GLUTEAL HYDATID CYST: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus Granulosis or Echinococcus  Multilocularis. Musculoskeletal hydatid cysts comprise only about 0.7 – 3% of all hydatid cysts. Enlarged hydatid cyst usually presents with pressure symptoms to adjacent organs. Intramuscular manifestation may mimic a soft tissue tumor leading to inappropriate cyst rupture with the risk of anaphlaxis and dissemination to adjacent organs, thereby signifying the importance of early radiological diagnosis and prompt treatment. We present a 25 yrs old male who presented with a huge swelling in left gluteal region which on MRI revealed its hydatid origin.