title: Gigantic intracranial mass of hydatid cyst.
abstract: A child (8 years old) with a gigantic mass of intracranial hydatid cysts (95x90x75 mm) is presented. The first manifestation was difficulty in walking, which was followed by symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. A craniotomy was performed, and more than 25 hydatid cysts were removed. The literature is reviewed and the incidence of gigantic mass of cerebral hydatid cyst is compared in the published reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. drumitozkan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kemaloglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Selçuki
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D020809:Central Nervous System Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome