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We report the case of a 13-year-old girl from an endemic area who presented with a painless, rapidly enlarging mass in the right parapharyngeal space, developing over 6 months. Clinical examination revealed a firm, non-tender, transilluminant swelling with intraoral bulging. Computed tomography demonstrated a well-defined cystic lesion in the right parapharyngeal space. The cyst was completely excised via a transcervical approach. Histopathological examination confirmed hydatid cyst, revealing laminated membranes, protoscolices, and daughter cysts. The postoperative course was uneventful, and albendazole was prescribed for two months to prevent recurrence. 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