title: Cerebral alveolar hydatid cyst--case report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Rosai Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onmura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000469:parasitology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence