BRAIN ALVEOCOCCOSIS - THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE IN 14 CASES

Brain alveococcosis is a rare but threatening disease. In most cases, it metastasized to the brain with late liver or lung alveococcosis. In 14 cases, 8 were secondary, and 6 primary. Nine were treated operativ ely, 2 medically and 3 proved by autopsy. Eleven cases were monomassiv e, 2 were multifocal and 1 was extra-cerebral in the cranial base. Acc ording to our experiences, extirpation is a radical method, and can im prove the cerebral function confirmed by BEAM. Long period use of albe ndazole showed calcified lesions of CT and disappearance of clinical s ymptoms.