Eastern J Med. 2020; 25(1): 170-172 | DOI: 10.5505/ejm.2020.98215

A rarely seen mass in atrioventricular sulcus: Cardiac hydatid cyst

Sadýk Volkan Emren¹, Selcen Yakar Tülüce², Sedat Altay³, Aykan Çelik¹, Ersin Çaðrý Þimþek^4
1Department Of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University, Ýzmir, Turkey
²Department of Cardiology, Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Ýzmir, Turkey
³Department of Radiology,Atatürk Research and Education Hospital, Ýzmir, Turkey
⁴Department Of Cardiology, Tepecik Traning adn Research Hospital, Ýzmir, Turkey

Cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare manifestation of Echinococcus infestation. It is mainly located in left ventricle followed by right ventricle, left atrium, pericardium, pulmonary artery in case of heart involvement. Herein we report a hydatid cyst in atrioventricular sulcus which is an unusual and rare location for cardiac hydatid cyst as demonstrated by three dimensional transthoracic and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords: Cyst Hydatid, atrioventricular sulcus, cardiac mass, echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging

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