title: Multiple primary cerebral hydatid cysts: case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of a patient with primary multiple cerebral hydatid cysts emphasizing the role played by MRI in planning the surgical approach. The indications for medical treatment of such lesions are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Neurochirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera G. Garibaldi, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Noubari
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Gurusinghe
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged