Primary isolated extraluminal hydatid cyst of left pulmonary artery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Hydatid cyst of the pulmonary artery is scarce. There were few reports of intramural involvement of pulmonary artery secondary to cardiac or lung hydatic cyst in the literature. To our knowledge, there was no report of a primary isolated extraluminal hydatid cyst of the left pulmonary artery.

Case presentation

A twenty-eight-year-old female presented to the hospital with a complaint of progressive dyspnea. The patients had no common COVID-19 infection symptoms.

Clinical discussion

The RT-PCR for COVID-19 RNA was negative. A spiral chest CT scan demonstrated a cystic mass sized 83 × 34 in the middle mediastinum. Intraoperatively, the intrapericardial mass arises from the left pulmonary artery and extends to the hilum of the left atrium. The

SUBMITTER: Jahanshahi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature