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Hydatid Cyst : Laminated membrane

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The cyst wall is made up of a laminated membrane which is lined by germinal epithelium. The latter produces scoleces with hooklets and daughter cysts containing multiple scoleces called Brood capsules (see next image).

Case courtesy of : Dr. Abdul Haleem; used with permission.

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