PMC5887698_01
Axial T1-weighted (a), fat-suppressed T2-weighted (b), coronal T1-weighted (c) and fat-suppressed T2-weighted images (d) demonstrate a large cystic lesion containing the smaller round cysts, low signal in T1-weighted, and high signal T2-weighted in anteromedial of proximal of the left thigh arising from the sartorius muscle
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F1
T2-weighted, and mostly favorable of daughter cyst [Figure 1]. There was no sign of bone destruction or peripheral edema on the images.
Cyst en bloc showing multiple daughter cysts
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F2
The cyst was excised surgically en bloc, 20 cm x 13 cm in dimensions, and the cut section showed multiple daughter cysts [Figure 2].
(a and b) Hydatid cyst surrounded by muscular bundles; laminated and germinal layers are seen
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F3
The diagnosis of hydatid disease was confirmed by histopathological examination of the specimen which revealed scolices, daughter cysts, and fragments of the lamellar membrane [Figure 3].