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a,b: Swelling in right hypo-chrondrium, Ultrasonography showed a space occupying lesion of 1.3 cm diameter in right hypo-chrondium. c,d: Cytology revealed a fragment of parasite intestine (red arrow) and degenerated remnants of parasite with inflammatory background, few small pyknotic looking nuclei (yellow arrow) and giant cells (Toluidine blue, x10 & x400).
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He had history of on and off rise in size of swelling with itching (Fig. 1a). Sonography chest wall (Fig. 1b) showed a space occupying lesion of 1.3 cm, with central nidus in right hypochondrium, suggestive of cysticercosis or an old hematoma. Also seen were portion of cysticercus bladder wall with many small 'non-human parasite nuclei" and surrounding inflammation (Fig. 1c,d & Fig. 2a,b,c,d ).