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case_images: The arrow indicates the swollen area of the right leg
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case_images: A painful mass (Figure 1) next the previous incision was palpated on the medial side of the right leg; it was 5x7cm in diameter and there was no erythema and no sign of neurovascular compression, recurrence of hydatid disease was suspected.
case_images: X-ray of the right leg: increased density of soft tissue in the medial aspect of the tibia
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case_images: X-ray of the right leg showed an increased density of soft tissue in the medial aspect of the tibia (Figure 2).
case_images: MRI of the right leg, (A) axial T2-weighted: subcutaneous and tibialis posterior cysts; (B) coronal T1 FAT SAT GADO: subcutaneous cystic structure.
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case_images: MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) revealed the presence of a subcutaneous collection in proximity to the medial surface of the tibia at the junction of his upper and middle third adherent to the periosteum with a thick and scalloped wall, enhanced after gadolinium injection and fluid filled measuring 52x28x72 mm and a second deep collection at the tibialis posterior muscle measuring 21x9x38 mm sitting in front of the posterior tibial and peroneal arteries (Figure 3).
case_images: (A) the red arrow marks the subcutaneous hydatid cyst; (B) view of the resected cyst
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