Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Case of the Week 681

This week's case was generously donated by Tracie Rose from Seattle. The following objects were seen in a Papanicolaou-stained preparation of aspirate fluid from a liver cyst. the patient is from Afghanistan. 



Identification? 

5 comments:

Dr Sourav Maiti said...

Hydatid/Echinococcus

Anonymous said...

Echinococcus cyst- hooklets+

Bernardino Rocha said...

Agree with Hydatid sand (immature protoscolices). Beautiful photos

Anonymous said...

For sure a hydatid cyst of Echinococcus sp.
Florida Fan

Anonymous said...

Beautiful picture.Hydatid Cyst of Echinococcus sp.

Dr. AnoNYmous