RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Primary spinal epidural hydatid cyst with intrathoracic extension
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 81
OP 83
VO 14
IS 1
A1 Benzagmout, Mohammed
A1 Kamaoui, Imane
A1 Chakour, Khalid
A1 Chaoui, Mohamed E.
YR 2009
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/1/81.abstract
AB Spinal epidural localization of hydatid cyst is quite rare. We report a case of a 33-year-old patient who experienced paraparesis over 2 years, with an umbilical sensitive level. A CT scan and MRI showed an intrathoracic multilobar lesion, probably of intra-spinal origin. An anterolateral transpleural surgical approach confirmed the hydatic character of the observed lesion and enabled total spinal cord decompression. No osseous involvement was noted. We report a case of spinal epidural hydatid cyst successfully managed by an anterior approach, and we discuss epidemiological, diagnosis, and therapeutical features of this rare localization of hydatid cyst.