Primary cervical paraspinal hydatid cyst: A case report [Primer servikal paraspinal hidatik kist: Olgu sunumu]

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection that usually involves liver and lungs. hydatid cysts of the head and neck are rare,even in countries where echinococcal infestation is endemic. this report presents one patient with hydatid cyst,diagnosed using computed tomography,in whom the cysts were located between cervical paravertebral muscles. the purulent cyst content was aspirated and the thick cyst wall was totally excised. we did not experience any recurrences in our case which we had performed cyst aspiration with removal of the cyst capsule.