title: Large primary intraorbital hydatid cyst in elderly.
abstract: We report a case of solitary, primary intraorbital hydatid cyst in a elderly female aged 80 years who presented with nontender, nonpulsatile proptosis of left eye with diminution of vision. MRI scan of the head and the orbits, revealed a retro-bulbar cyst. Surgical excision was performed by employing a lateral orbitotomy approach. Histopathology report confirmed hydatid cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Veeresh U
authors.initials: VU
authors.lastname: Mathad
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Hukum
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Daljit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manoj V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Butte
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaushik
keywords: Hydatid cyst; lateral orbitotomy; proptosis