Diagnostic Dilemma in Hydatid Cysts: Tumor-Mimicking Hydatid Cysts

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Çobanoğlu U., ASKER S., Mergan D., Sayır F., Bilici S., Melek M.

TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, vol.16, no.4, pp.180-184, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/ttd.2015.4606
  • Journal Name: TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.180-184
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Hydatid cysts are sometimes confused with different pathologies, and problems arise in their diagnosis and treatment. In this study, cases that are followed up with a diagnosis of lung malignancy and that are detected to have hydatid cysts were retrospectively examined.