Successful surgical treatment of a thalamic hydatid cyst with contralateral transcallosal approach. Case report and review of the literature

An extremely rare case of a thalamic hydatid cyst is presented and the literature is reviewed. A right thalamic hydatid cyst without rim enhancement or perifocal edema was detected by computed tomography and magnetic resonance. This lesion was extirpated successfully with intact contents via contral...

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Published in:	Pediatric neurosurgery Vol. 31; no. 2; p. 96
Main Authors:	Kurtsoy, A, Oktem, I S, Koç, R K, Akdemir, H, Menkü, A, Tucer, B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland 01-08-1999
Subjects:	Adolescent Animals Echinococcosis - diagnosis Echinococcosis - surgery Echinococcus - isolation & purification Humans Male Neurosurgical Procedures - methods Thalamus - pathology Thalamus - surgery
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Summary:	An extremely rare case of a thalamic hydatid cyst is presented and the literature is reviewed. A right thalamic hydatid cyst without rim enhancement or perifocal edema was detected by computed tomography and magnetic resonance. This lesion was extirpated successfully with intact contents via contralateral transcallosal approach. To our knowledge, this is the second hydatid cyst of the thalamus, an unusual location, and the first hydatid cyst to be removed completely with intact contents reported in the literature.
ISSN:	1016-2291
DOI:	10.1159/000028840