Evaluation of the Cystic Eccinococcosis Cases Diagnosed in Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital Pathology Laboratory Between 2007 and 2013

• Published in: Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 112 - 116
• Main Authors: Selek, Ayşegül, Selek, Mehmet Burak, Karadayı, Nimet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Turkish
• Published: Turkey 01-06-2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Child; Child, Preschool; Echinococcosis - diagnosis; Echinococcosis - epidemiology; Echinococcosis - pathology; Female; Humans; Infant; Laboratories, Hospital; Liver - parasitology; Lung - parasitology; Male; Middle Aged; Peritoneal Cavity - parasitology; Retrospective Studies; Sex Distribution; Turkey - epidemiology; Young Adult; Turkey
• ISSN: 1300-6320; 2146-3077
• DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2015.3675

The aim of the study was a retrospective evaluation of 299 cases that were histopathologically diagnosed as cystic echinococcosis (CE) in the pathology laboratory of our hospital in a seven years period.
All specimens sent to the laboratory were examined microscopically following macroscopic and hematoxylin eosin (H-E) staining. 299 cases were reviewed according to age, gender and organ affected by the cyst, more than one specimen of the same organ was evaluated once.
Of the 299 cases, 44.5% (133) were male whereas 55.5% (166) of them were female. Additionally, %5 (15) of the cases were between 0-15 ages, %31.8 (95) of them were between 16-30 ages, %29.4 (88) of them were between 31-45 ages, % 24.4 (73) of them were between 46-60 ages and %9.4 (28) of them were older than 61. Cysts were mostly localized in liver, lungs and peritoneal cavity, %71.9 (215), %11.4 (34) and %4.7 (14) respectively.
Demographic features of our cases were mostly in line with the previous literature. Because of the presence of atypical localized cases, during pathologic evaluation of all surgical cystic specimens, elements of this parasite should be searched and evaluated carefully.