Hydatid cyst of the thyroid gland with tracheal fistula: A case report and review of the literature

Jiang,Tiemin; Guo,Qiang; Ran,Bo; Zhang,Ruiqing; Aji,Tuerganaili; Shao,Yingmei

doi:10.3892/etm.2019.7620

Hydatid cyst of the thyroid gland with tracheal fistula: A case report and review of the literature

Authors:
- Tiemin Jiang
- Qiang Guo
- Bo Ran
- Ruiqing Zhang
- Tuerganaili Aji
- Yingmei Shao
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Affiliations: Hepatobiliary and Hydatid Department of The Digestive and Vascular Surgery Centre, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Echinococcosis, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Xinjiang, Urumqi 830054, P.R. China
Published online on: May 28, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7620
Pages: 573-579
Copyright: © Jiang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcal disease, is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus infection. Hydatid cysts of the thyroid are rare. The present case study reports on a patient with hydatid cyst in the thyroid with tracheal fistula. A 54‑year‑old male patient without any history of exposure to farm animals was hospitalized due to fever and productive cough with occasional hydatid daughter cyst. The patient was diagnosed with a hydatid cyst of the thyroid gland with tracheal fistula by relevant examination. An operation was performed to remove the hydatid cyst and to repair the fistula. The patient took oral albendazole after surgery to prevent hydatid recurrence. Operative recovery was uneventful and the patient resumed his normal activities. Prompt diagnosis and an appropriate surgical treatment prevented a potentially fatal outcome. Furthermore, the characteristics of thyroid cystic echinococcosis, and its diagnosis and treatment in the present case and other cases reported in the literature were summarized and reviewed. Although the thyroid gland is rarely affected, hydatid cyst disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the thyroid gland in patients living in regions where hydatid cyst disease is endemic.

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