It is a cyst formed in the liver or, less frequently, elsewhere, that contains larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, chiefly in ruminants, whose eggs are carried from the intestinal tract to the liver through the blood.
It is a cyst formed in the liver or, less frequently, elsewhere, that contains larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, chiefly in ruminants, whose eggs are carried from the intestinal tract to the liver through the blood.