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. 2023 Mar 20;13(2):122–129. doi: 10.4103/jwas.jwas_286_22

Table 1.

Review of literature of skeletal hydatosis

Author Age/sex Article Presenting complaints Bone involved Radiograph Other distant lesion Biopsy finding Management Chemotherapy Outcome Follow up Complication
Babitha et al.[9] 52/f Case report Dull aching pain Femur Fracture with Lytic lesion, shaft of femur Absent Lamellated linear eosinophilic anucleated membranous structures, granuloma formation and chronic inflammatory reaction, occasional scolices Interlocking femur nail for pathological shaft of femur fracture Non union at fracture site No recurrence 12 months Non union
Arti 42/m Case report Pain, mild swelling Fibula Multiple lytic lesion in mid shaft fibula Absent Trilamellar cyst and scolices of E. Granulosus Wide local excision of cyst 10 cm above and below lesion Albendazole 400 mg bd for 4 weeks No recurrence seen 12 months
Kalinova et al.[3] 45/f Case report Pain Tibia Oval cystic lesion with diameter of 3.5 cm on diaphysis of reaction on cortex Not mentioned Osseous tissue with hyaline and germinative membranes, tibia, periosteal lymphocytes, and monocytes Povidone iodine injection followed by cystectomy Albendazole 10 mg/kg/day for 12 weeks No recurrence seen, excellent outcome 24 months None
Jain 31/f Case report Pain Pelvis (right iliac fossa) Ill defined lytic lesion with areas of patchy sclerosis, large solid cystic mass of size 10 × 6.3 cm in right iliac fossa H/O ovarian hydatid cyst Osseous tissue with laminated membrane of hydatid cyst mixed with lymphocytes and macrophages Resection of cystic lesion in sacroiliac joint, reconstruction with allograft and autograft (ribs) with lumbosacroiliac fixation Albendazole for 1 month No recurrence 6 months
Siwach 51/f Case report Pain, swelling and deformity of thigh Femur, Hemipelvis and sacrum with spinal canal left side, Segmental pathological fracture left femur with honey comb appearance and multiple osteolytic lesion, complete resorption of femoral head and neck, narrow transition zone without reactive bone formation in whole left femur absent Trilamellar hydatid cyst wall and scolices of E. Granulosus Albendazole 10 mg/kg/day, No surgical intervention was done Albendazole 10 mg/kg/day given as treatment measures Died due to sepsis and extensive bedsores 1 month Died due to sepsis and extensive bedsores
Musculo 65/f, 33/f Case report (2 cases) Case 1:not mentioned Case 2: pathological fracture Case 1: right femur Case 2: proximal femur Case 1: multiloculated osteolytic lesion in diaphysis of femur Case 2: pathological fracture, high signal intensity in femoral head, extensive soft tissue compromise laterally Case 1: not mentioned Case 2: not mentioned Case 1: not mentioned Case 2: Not dmentioned Case 1: wide local excision and reconstruction with intercalary allograft, fixation with locked intramedullary nail and four cancellous screws at distal osteotomy site Case 2: wide local excision of proximal femur, proximal femoral prosthesis allograft composite was used to reconstruct the defect, fixation was done with dynamic compression plates and screw Case 1: no preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy was given Case 2: oral albendazole 15 mg/kg/day preoperatively for 1 months andpostoperatively for 6 months Case 1: excellent outcome MSTS score 28/30, no recurrence at follow up Case 2: No recurrence, excellent outcome (MSTS score 29/30) Case 1: 108 months Case 2: 60 months None in both
Bitar 26/m Case report Pathological fracture following blunt trauma after sports injury Tibia Pathological fracture of tibia, well defined cystic lesion involving medullary cavity and scalloping of cortex None Foreign body granuloma and sheets of lamellated membrane consistent with hydatid cyst Curettage of lesion followed by reconstruction with bone graft Albendazole 10 mg/kg/day bd for every 4 weeks out of 6 weeks for 4 months 44 months
Alem-daroglu 30/m Case report Limping, intermittent pain, swelling Tibia Multiloculated mixed lytic and sclerotic lesion, bunch of grapes appearance, diffusely expanded bone, endosteal thinning, no obvious deformity or fracture 5 × 4 cm cystic lesion in spleen Cyst of variable sizes with smooth outer membrane, daughter embryos seen in inner layer of cyst Wide local curettage to create an anterior window on tibia, thermal effect of PMMA applied for 3 min and reconstruction with femoral cortical allograft to cover the anterior defect, splenectomy performed in same session Second procedure was done with unreamed locked intramedullary nail and mixture of cancellous allograft and 30 mL demineralized bone matrix used for nonunion Albendazole 10 mg/kg/day preoperatively for 1 month No relapse, complete healing Complete union after second procedure at 12 months 34 months Non union of allograft on first procedure
Schnep-penheim 54/f Case report Pain and swelling Tibia Multiple osteolytic lesion with reactive sclerosis None Trilamellar cystic wall with scolices of E Granulosus Wide local curettage and reconstruction of defect with fibular autograft as well as allograft Postoperative albendazole 10 mg/kg/day and Praziquantal (40 mg/kg/week) Pain free, asymptomatic and no recurrence, well uptake of allograft 24 months None
Gnana-sekaran 25/f Case report Discharging sinus on and off Femur Cortical thickening and sclerosis with intervening lucencies in diaphysis of femur, mild periosteal reaction with deformity seen None Viable and necrotic bones with cyst wall composed of acellular eosinophilic lamellated material surrounded with fibrosis, scolices of E Granulosus with hooklets in germinal layer Debridement, sequestrectomy and saucerization followed by cotrimoxazole, praziquantel and albendazole, second stage surgery with re debridement with hypertonic saline and hypertonic saline with antibiotic cement spacer for cortical defect Postoperative praziquantel, albendazole for 6 months Good wound healing, asymptomatic and no evidence of recurrence 12 months Recurrence after first debridement