title: Cerebral echinococcosis multilocularis. Case report.
abstract: Cerebral occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis is very rare and there is no widely accepted therapeutical method. In this report we present a case with an intracranial mass lesion and a palpable hepatic mass, which appeared to be due to Echinococcus multilocularis in the histopathological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pamir
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tözün
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gürmen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Küllü
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed