Open AccessUnusual presentation of an intraventricular hydatid cyst as a bleeding cystic tumor: A case report and brief review
Author(s) -
Sumyra Khurshid Qadri,
Nissar Hussain Hamdani,
Abdul Rashid Bhat,
Mohammad Iqbal Lone
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
pISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.145541
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , magnetic resonance imaging , hydatid cyst , hydrocephalus , differential diagnosis , radiology , cyst , intraventricular hemorrhage , pathology , pregnancy , genetics , biology , gestational age
Hydatid cysts constitute only 2% of all intracranial masses, commonly involve parenchyma and very rarely ventricles. Here, we report an unusual case of a primary, isolated intraventricular hydatid cyst that mimicked a tumor and presented as intraventricular hemorrhage with hydrocephalus in a boy, causing a diagnostic dilemma. Although, preoperative modalities like computed tomography, magnetic resonance image and serology generally help in establishing the diagnosis, but hydatid cysts with unusual localizations and atypical imaging findings may complicate the diagnosis and need be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cystic masses in all anatomic locations, especially in endemic areas, so as to reduce the patient morbidity and mortality.