Cerebral echinococcosis multilocularis. Case report

J Neurosurg Sci. 1991 Jul-Sep;35(3):161-4.

Abstract

Cerebral occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis is very rare and there is no widely accepted therapeutical method. In this report we present a case with an intracranial mass lesion and a palpable hepatic mass, which appeared to be due to Echinococcus multilocularis in the histopathological examination.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Echinococcosis / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed