MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF PRIMARY INTRADURAL-EXTRAMEDULLARY THORACOLUMBAR HYDATID CYST

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF PRIMARY INTRADURAL-EXTRAMEDULLARY THORACOLUMBAR HYDATID CYST

Abstract

Hydatid disease (HD) is a parasitic infection. The most affected organs are the liver and the lungs. Spinal HD is rare and constitutes less than 1 % of all HD. Intradural-extramedullary thoracolumbar hydatid cyst is extremely rare. In this report, we aimed to present the magnetic resonance imaging findings of a rare case of primary isolated intradural-extramedullary HD. Key words: Hydatid cyst, magnetic resonance imaging, thoracolumbar, spinal cord

Keywords

• Hydatid cyst, magnetic resonance imaging, thoracolumbar, spinal cord

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