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The Chest X-ray shows the right hemithorax opacity
shifting the mediastinum toward the left.
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Chest roentgenogram, demonstrated a mass density of right hemithorax supposed to be massive pleural effusion with mediastinal shifting to the left (Fig. 1).
Computed tomography of the chest shows right giant hydatid cyst which has filled the left hemithorax.
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Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest confirmed the right side pulmonary giant mediastinal cyst with mediastinal shift to the left and an absent shadow of collapsed right lung (Fig. 2).
Controlled chest X-ray is normal.
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After six months, the controlled chest X-ray was normal (Fig. 3).
Microscopic pathologic examination shows germinative
layer, scolices and laminated membrane.
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Moreover, pathologic examinations have confirmed the existence of a pulmonary hydatid cyst (Fig. 4).