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2011•Journal of the Belgian Society of RadiologyOpen access

Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a diagnostic challenge

Özge Yapıcı, Şükrü Mehmet Ertürk, M Ulusay, A. Ozel, Ahmet Mesrur Halefoğlu, Zeki Karpat, Muzaffer Başak

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We report a case of alveolar echinococcosis involving the liver in a 61-year-old male. Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare chronic and progressive disease, which can involve mostly liver and in rare cases lung and brain. It is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. In this report we describe the imaging findings of hepatic involvement of alveolar echinococcosis by ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

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We report a case of alveolar echinococcosis involving the liver in a 61-year-old male. Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare chronic and progressive disease, which can involve mostly liver and in rare cases lung and brain. It is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. In this report we describe the imaging findings of hepatic involvement of alveolar echinococcosis by ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

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We report a case of alveolar echinococcosis involving the liver in a 61-year-old male. Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare chronic and progressive disease, which can involve mostly liver and in rare cases lung and brain. It is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. In this report we describe the imaging findings of hepatic involvement of alveolar echinococcosis by ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Key concepts: Alveolar echinococcosis, Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococcosis, Medicine, Magnetic resonance imaging, Ultrasonography, Pathology, Lung

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