TABLE 3.
Organ sites of E. granulosus cysts in humansa
| Organ | Study Ab: single-organ involvement in 459 patients
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Study Bc: single- and multiple-organ involvement in 15,289 Chinese surgical cases
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases | % of cases | No. of casesd | % of cases | |
| Liver | 316 | 68.8 | 11,499 | 75.2 |
| Lungs | 79 | 17.2 | 3,432 | 22.4 |
| Kidneys | 17 | 3.7 | 68 | 0.4 |
| Spleen | 15 | 3.3 | 160 | 1.0 |
| Muscles and skin | 10 | 2.2 | 29 | 0.2 |
| Abdominal and pelvic cavity | 9 | 2.0 | 794 | 5.2 |
| Mediastinum, heart | 5 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.03 |
| Brain | 4 | 0.9 | 61 | 0.4 |
| Bones | 3 | 0.6 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Ovarium | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.06 |
| Other organs: skin, eye, spinal cord, pancreas, urinary bladder, testis, etc. | Each <0.1 | |||
a
Adapted from reference 149.
b
Data from reference 45. Single-organ involvement in 459 patients, originating predominantly from the Mediterranean region.
c
Data from reference 140.
d
The number of cases in this column exceeds the total of 15,289 since many patients had multiple-organ involvement; the same applies to the percentages.