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case_images: (A) Thoracic conventional radiography displaying an increased volume in the splenic area. (B) Ultrasound evidencing a round-shaped cystic formation in the spleen.
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case_images: Conventional X-ray evidenced an increased volume in the splenic area, while US displayed the presence of a rounded formation in the upper third of the spleen, in contact with the diaphragm, which measured approximately 8.0 x 6.5 cm ( Figure 1 ).
case_images: (A) Whole spleen harboring the echinococcal cyst. (B) Echinococcal cyst enucleated. (C) Internal appearance of the parasite wall. (D) Cystic fluid with dense and glittery features. (E, F) Light microscope observation of the cystic fluid presenting rectangular crystal formation and cholesterol aggregates (magnification, x400).
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case_images: The whole spleen with the cystic lesion ( Figure 2 ) was delivered to the WOAH and the National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcosis for further laboratory analyses. The echinococcal cyst was isolated from the splenic parenchyma to allow parasitological examination ( Figure 2 ).