Cranial epidural hydatid cysts: clinical report and review of the literature.

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BACKGROUND: Cerebral hydatidosis accounts for approximately 1-3% of all cases of hydatid disease. METHOD: In this report, 32-year-old female with epidural multilocular hydatid cysts in the midline posterior parietal region is reported. FINDINGS: Most commonly, cerebral hydatid cysts are single lesions and locate in the watershed of the middle cerebral artery. CONCLUSIONS: However, cerebral epidural hydatid cysts seem to have a tendency occurring around in the highly vascularized venous sinus.

Author information

Author/s: Cemil, Berker (B); Tun, Kagan (K); Gurcay, Ahmet G (AG); Uygur, Ayca (A); Kaptanoglu, Erkan (E);

Affiliation: Deparment of Neurosurgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. berker5(-atsign-)yahoo.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Acta neurochirurgica (Acta Neurochir (Wien)), published in Austria. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Jun; vol 151 (issue 6) : pp 659-62

Dates: Created 2009/06/09; Completed 2009/09/09;

PMID: 19319472, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 9/9/2009)

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