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alveolar echinococcosis

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Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis infection

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Claim 1case outcomesupports2025Source 1DOI PubMed

In this reported case, histopathological examination confirmed alveolar echinococcosis in both hepatic and anterior chest wall specimens after combined hepatic segmentectomy and chest wall mass resection.

Claim 2diagnostic claimsupports2025Source 1DOI PubMed

Chest wall alveolar echinococcosis has nonspecific clinical and imaging features and requires histopathological confirmation for diagnosis.

Claim 3disease presentationsupports2025Source 1DOI PubMed

Alveolar echinococcosis predominantly involves the liver and chest wall involvement is exceedingly rare.