title: Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst in a 4-year-old child.
abstract: The authors report a case of 4-year-old boy with primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst of the thoracic spine. The location is extremely rare. However, the case is unique because the patient is the youngest reported in the English language medical literature. Surgical excision is the gold standard therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. heloqayli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Haytham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eloqayli
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matalka
authors.forename: Suleiman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daoud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D004446:Echinococcus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000469:parasitology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000469:parasitology