Primary Echinococcus of the Ovary and Fallopian Tube. Case From Practice with Short Literature Review

Koni Vancho Ivanova; Mehmed  Hadhzi; Ina  Tzoneva

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2026.12123

Authors

Koni Vancho Ivanova Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Trakia University, Faculty of Medicine, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1750-7388
Mehmed Hadhzi Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Trakia University, Faculty of Medicine, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Ina Tzoneva Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology - University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2026.12123

Keywords:

Echinococcosis, ovary and falopian tube, case report

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Echinococcosis is a helminthic disease caused by the development of the larval form of the echinococcal tapeworm in various human organs. The detection of an echinococcal cyst in the pelvic region, especially as a primary localization, is extremely rare, with literature data showing a frequency between 0.2 and 2.25%. Ovarian involvement is often a secondary dissemination of a cyst localized in a different location.

CASE REPORT: We present a 17-year-old girl with complaints of mild pain, heaviness in the small pelvis, and a cystic formation was detected by ultrasound examination.

CONCLUSION: Diagnosing this disease is extremely important for proper treatment. The possibility of a hydatid cyst should be kept under differential diagnosis while evaluating the cystic diseases of the ovary.

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