title: The Gigant primary cerebral hydatid cyst with no marked manifestation: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infestation that rarely affects the brain. A 14 year-old child with a large mass of intracranial hydatid cysts (122 x 110 x 98 mm), but no symptoms except for an intermittent headache for 2 months is presented. Triple cysts were removed after suitable craniotomy. The literature was reviewed and the case was compared with the published reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey. kaganbasarslan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Basarslan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gocmez
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamasak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ceviz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging