Cerebral Alveolar Hydatid Cyst —Case Report—

Tatsuo IHARA; Tomohiro IMAI; Hisatoshi SAITO; Kunio TASHIRO; Yuuta ONMURA

doi:10.2176/nmc.31.342

Cerebral Alveolar Hydatid Cyst

—Case Report—

Tatsuo IHARA, Tomohiro IMAI, Hisatoshi SAITO, Kunio TASHIRO, Yuuta ONMURA

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Keywords: cerebral alveolar hydatid disease, computed tomography, angiography, scolex

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1991 Volume 31 Issue 6 Pages 342-345

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.31.342

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Abstract

A rare case of cerebral alveolar hydatid disease in a 41-year-old female is presented. The larval mass was subtotally removed and the presence of alveolar hydatid cysts established histologically. Postoperatively, slight mental disturbance persisted but paresis did not develop.

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