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Three cases of hydatid disease are reported, all presenting as soft tissue lesions in the lower extremities. All three cases were studied with ultrasound (US), two with computed tomography (CT), and two with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques. Two patients presented with multivesicular lesions which were considered diagnostic of hydatid disease. The third patient showed a lesion with a predominantly solid pattern, closely mimicking a soft-tissue neoplasm. US was not diagnostic, but MR outlined vesicular structures and a fibrous pericyst. Hydatid disease presenting in the soft tissues can therefore be diagnosed with confidence when it shows multi-vesicular lesions but MR may be the most useful imaging technique when a complex or solid pattern is present.
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Martin, J., Marco, V., Zidan, A. et al. Hydatid disease of the soft tissues of the lower limb: findings in three cases. Skeletal Radiol. 22, 511–514 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209098
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