Thyroid involvement in cystic echinococcosis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid Hydatid Cyst (THC), a pathological state induced by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus, represents a multifaceted clinical entity with nonspecific symptoms, making both diagnosis and treatment intricate. The current understanding of THC's attributes is somewhat limited. To gain a broader perspective on the disease's clinical and epidemiological characteristics, we have systematically reviewed the existing literature.

Methods

We performed an extensive review of articles on THC across four key scientific databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Our study encompassed all patients diagnosed with THC through post-surgical pathology or Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) examinations, extracting clinical, epidemiological, and the

SUBMITTER: Aledavoud A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363358 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature