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ReviewJournal of medical case reports2023

Primary hydatid cyst of the thyroid glands: two case reports and a review of the literature.

Mohammad Mostafa Safarpour, Shiva Aminnia, Amirreza Dehghanian, Roham Borazjani, Hamid Reza Abbassi, Shahram Boland Parvaz, Shahram Paydar

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Review in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary thyroid hydatid cyst: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026
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  3. Hydatid Cyst Disease of the Thyroid Gland: A Rare Case Report.International journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad Mostafa SafarpourDepartment of General Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4306-5667
Shiva AminniaStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. shivaaminnia@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4238-3532
Amirreza DehghanianMolecular Pathology and Cytogenetics Division, Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Roham BorazjaniTrauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5391-2490
Hamid Reza AbbassiTrauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-650X
Shahram Boland ParvazTrauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8875-5998
Shahram PaydarTrauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6980-2576
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlthough hydatid cyst remains one of the prevalent parasitic infections in humans, hydatid cyst of the thyroid is extremely rare, even in endemic areas. Here we present two cases of thyroid hydatid cysts. CASE PRESENTATION: A 35 and a 50 year-old Iranian female with a positive history of animal contact were presented with a neck lump without any compressive symptoms. A physical exam revealed neck masses that elevated with swallowing. Thyroid gland ultrasonography showed cystic thyroid lesions, and fine needle aspiration (FNA) suggested a thyroid hydatic cyst. Thyroid lobectomy and isthmectomy were done for the first patient, and near-total thyroidectomy was done for the other. The pathology report confirmed the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst. None of the patients had hydatid cysts in other sites. Patients were discharged without an antiparasitic drug, and no recurrence was detected at the six-month follow-up.

conclusionIt is necessary to consider hydatid cysts in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the thyroid gland in endemic areas, especially in people with a positive history of animal contact.

Indexed as

Adenoma, OxyphilicEchinococcosisThyroid DiseasesThyroid NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIranMiddle AgedThyroidectomyCase reportHydatid cystPrimaryThyroidectomyThyroid gland

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PMID37789467
PMCPMC10548661
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