A fine needle aspirate was taken from a cystic mass in a patient's parotid gland. The aspirate was found to contain Echinococcus Granulosus, a type of tapeworm. The cyst was located in the patient's parotid salivary gland near the ear.
1. Echinococcus Granulosus in a
Fine Needle Aspirate of a
Cystic Mass in the Parotid
Gland
Dr Genevieve Warner Learmonth
Groote Schuur Hospital
and University of Cape Town
South Africa