Hydatid Cyst of the Spine with Paraspinal and Extradural Location: A Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 3, 20 - 25, 28.12.2017

Murat Çalbıyık , Adnan Ümit Sayar

https://doi.org/10.19127/mbsjohs.334582

Abstract

Hydatid cyst of the spine is a rare form of parasitic infection, but it is
a serious clinical condition that may cause paraplegia, tetraplegia, or
radiculopathy. In this report, we have presented three patients with paraspinal
and extradural hydatic cysts aged 36 years, 49 years, and 66 years. Diagnoses
were made using computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The
cysts were surgically resected and patients were given albendozole treatment
postoperatively. We lost one patient during follow-up due to myocardial
infarction. The other two patients had no recurrence of their hydatid cysts at
six months and one year after the operation. Hydatid cyst of the spine should
be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with common symptoms of
spinal cord compression. MR imaging should be performed to reach a definitive
diagnosis. Hydatid cyst can only be treated by complete resection of the cysts
while preventing the lesion from penetrating neighboring tissues. Antihelmintic
therapy started before or after the operation and maintained further reduces
the risk of recurrence.

Keywords

spine, magnetic resonance imaging, hydatid cyst, albendozole

References

• 1. Prof. Tahsin Beyzadeoglu, MD [e-mail]
• 2. Assoc. Prof. Önder ERSAN ,MD [e-mail]
• 3. Assoc. Prof. Serhan ÜNLÜ ,MD [e-mail]