title: [Pulmonary hydatidosis as a cause of spinal cord compression].
abstract: Pulmonary hydatidosis is a rare cause of spinal cord compression. We describe the case of a 49-years-old woman with cervical and dorsal pain, neurologic symptoms affecting upper extremities and a chest film showing a well defined mass in the upper right lobe. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pulmonary cyst destroying vertebral bodies and invading the spinal channel to cause spinal cord compression. Surgery and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary hydatidosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senar Calderón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barriendos Villagrasa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez García
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Badorrey Martín
mesh_terms: D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Hidatidosis pulmonar como causa de compresión medular.