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Viewed from a left lateral perspective, this x-ray revealed the presence of what turned out to be a spheroid shaped hydatid cyst, located within a patient’s thoracic cavity. A hydatid cyst is caused by the larval stages of cestodes (tapeworms) of the genus, Echinococcus.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Trenton Ruebush
Creation Date: 1977
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