title: Skull base hydatid cyst with intracranial extension presenting as vocal cord palsy: a case report.
abstract: Hydatid disease of the skull base is extremely rare, and intracranial extension of hydatid cysts through the skull base is even rarer. We report an interesting case of a 42-year-old man who presented with features of right vocal cord palsy. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst was made based on his history and on pre-operative MRI and was confirmed by surgery and histopathological examination.
authors.affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India. drjyoticmch@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sureka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarawagi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eapen
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Keshava
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vedantam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D019291:Skull Base; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole