Abstract
Three hydatid cyst cases, without any other primary disease and with atypical sites of localization, are reported. Hydatid disease historically most often involves the liver and the lungs; soft tissue and retroperitoneal localizations are rare. The first patient had intramuscular cyst located in the right thorax posterior area, the second had subcutaneous cyst located in the left infraclavicular area, and the third had retroperitoneal cyst in the right iliac fossa. Diagnoses were established when the cysts were removed in the first two cases, while in the retroperitoneal case, diagnosis was established with tomography and serological tests preoperatively. Postoperatively, serologic tests were negative in the first two cases, and other systems were normal in all cases. Since hydatid disease is endemic in our country, we should remember this disease especially when evaluating soft tissue masses.
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