Case report: multiple intracranial hydatid cysts with post-operative dissemination.
A case of primary multiple intracranial hydatid cysts is reported. The cysts were both supratentorial and infratentorial. One showed rim enhancement and perifocal oedema. Post-operatively, the number and size of cysts increased, possibly because of intraoperative rupture.
Gupta
S K
SK
Department of Surgery, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Tandon
S C
SC
Khanna
S
S
Asthana
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed