Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research 2008-5117 5 4 2013 12 05 Unusual Clinical Presentation of a Giant Left Ventricle Hydatid Cyst 175 178 10.5681/jcvtr.2013.038 EN Alireza Alizadeh-Ghavidel Majid Kyavar Anita Sadeghpour Zia Totonchi Yalda Mirmesdagh Nooshin Almassi Journal Article 10.5681/jcvtr.2013.038 2013 12 21 A 39-year-old woman was hospitalized in our center due to chest and left shoulder pain. Having a history of tamponade and tuberculosis, she was under treatment for the previous two months. Echocardiography, chest CT and MRI documented intramyocardial and pericardial hydatid cyst which was later confirmed by further pathological studies. Later, the cyst was removed surgically.