Spinal intradural hydatid cyst. A case report

Authors
Chat, L Akjouj, M Chellaoui, M Gueddari, F Alami, D Achaaban, F Najid, A Benamour-Ammar, H
Citation
L. Chat et al., Spinal intradural hydatid cyst. A case report, J RADIOLOG, 81(5), 2000, pp. 535-537
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
JOURNAL DE RADIOLOGIE
ISSN journal
02210363 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
535 - 537
Database
ISI
SICI code
0221-0363(200005)81:5<535:SIHCAC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The authors report the case of a 13-year-old girl in whom the diagnosis of intradural hydatid cyst was suspected on CT scan and MRI and confirmed at s urgery. The interest of this case is related to the extremely rare location and its severe prognostic. GT scan and MRI can easily make an anatomic and topographic diagnosis of the intradural hydatid cyst.