Research Article
Uncommon Locations of Cystic Echinococcosis: A Report of 46 Cases from Southern Iran
Table 1
Demographic and clinical features of patients diagnosed with hydatid cyst of unusual locations.
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
| Age groups (years) | | | <10 | 2 | 4.4 | 10–19 | 6 | 13.3 | 20–29 | 9 | 20 | 30–39 | 5 | 11.1 | 40–49 | 5 | 11.1 | 50–59 | 18 | 40 | 60–69 | 6 | 13.3 | ≥70 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Gender | | | Male | 28 | 60.9 | Female | 18 | 39.1 |
| Hospitalization duration (days) | | | ≤5 | 16 | 36.4 | 6–10 | 11 | 25 | 11–15 | 6 | 13.6 | 16–20 | 2 | 4.5 | 21–30 | 7 | 15.9 | >30 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Number of cysts | | | 1 | 21 | 45.7 | 2 | 7 | 15.2 | ≥3 | 4 | 8.7 |
| Size of cyst, largest diameter (cm) | | | ≤5 | 7 | 21.2 | 6–10 | 18 | 54.5 | 11–15 | 4 | 12.1 | ≥16 | 4 | 12.1 |
| Area of the cyst (cm2) | | | <26 | 14 | 43.8 | 26–50 | 5 | 15.6 | 51–75 | 2 | 6.3 | 76–100 | 7 | 21.9 | >100 | 4 | 12.5 |
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