Unusual CT image of a cerebral hydatid cyst.
We report an unusual case of cerebral hydatid cyst which was found with CT. Unenhanced CT showed a hyperdense, not calcified, ring surrounding the cyst cavity. This has never been reported before. We propose a possible explanation for such abnormal behaviour.
González-Ruiz
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Service of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Isla
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Pérez-Higueras
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Blázquez
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D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed