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 lite rature is reviewed. A right thalamic hydatid cyst without rim enhancement o r perifocal edema was detected by computed tomography and magnetic resonanc e. This lesion was extirpated successfully with intact contents via contral ateral transcallosal approach. To our knowledge, this is the second hydatid cyst of the thalamus, an unusual location, and the first hydatid cyst to b e removed completely with intact contents reported in the literature. Copyr ight (C) 1999 S. Karger AG, Basel.