Alveolar Hydatid Disease: A Case Report

Alvelolar hydatid disease is caused by E.multilocularis.Human infection occurs at the larval stage of this small tape worm (1.2 to 4.5 mm).In this article we studied alveolar hydatid disease in a 50 year old woman who presented with a hepatic mass. Liver biopsy and histopathologic evaluation showed...

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Main Authors: S.H. Fattahi Masoom, N. Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2007-02-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
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Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-237&slc_lang=en&sid=1