Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis invading pancreas, vertebrae, and spinal cord.
A case of hepatic alveolor echinococcosis with contiguous invasion of the pancreas, vertebrae, and spinal cord and intrathecal metastases to the brain stem is reported. The long course after a hemihepatectomy may be a factor in the modification of the natural course of the disease and in the induction of this unusual mode of spread.
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000473:pathology; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*