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- - Hydatid cysts, caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus, are common in many regions but instances of cerebral hydatid cysts extending to the orbit are very rare.
- - These cerebral cysts can be either primary or secondary, and their clinical symptoms can be vague, making imaging techniques like CT and MRI essential for accurate diagnosis.
- - The primary treatment for cerebral and orbital hydatid cysts is surgery, and the article discusses a case with unique imaging findings that help distinguish it from other similar medical conditions.
Article Abstract
Hydatid cyst, which is caused by the cestode echinococcus granulosus, is endemic in many countries around the world. Despite the frequency of this disease, no previous case of cerebral hydatid cyst with orbital extension has been reported, demonstrating the scarcity of this presentation. Cerebral hydatid cyst may be primary or secondary. Given to the nonspecifity of the clinical symptoms, cross sectional imaging, including CT and MRI, play an important role in the diagnosis by ruling out differential diagnoses, which are represented essentially by neoplastic and nonneoplastic intraparenchymal cysts as well as brain abscesses. Surgery remains the cornerstone treatment for cerebral and orbital hydatid cyst. In this article, we present the imaging findings of a patient with a primary cerebral hydatid cyst with orbital extension, and also the radiological features that could eliminate other differential diagnoses.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11414561 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2024.08.114 | DOI Listing |
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