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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:2035-2036
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report: invited commentary

Invited commentary

Lorenzo Fernandez Fau, MDa

a Thoracic Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, c/Diego de Leon 62, 28006 Madrid, Spain

e-mail: lffau@separ.es

Thoracic hydatic disease is relatively common in areas in which the parasitic infestation due to Echinococcus granulosus is endemic. However, extrapulmonary chest involvement is uncommon. The number of reported cases of hydatic cysts affecting the mediastinum is slightly over 100. Cardiac hydatic cysts are also rare. Tejada and colleagues report a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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