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Alveolar Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System

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Alveolar echinococcosis is caused by the larval stage of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis who has a sylvatic life cycle in foxes and in arvicolid rodents. Foci of human cases also occur where foxes or domestic dogs are fed on infected rodents and where there is accidental ingestion of E. multilocularis eggs from canine fecal matter. Alveolar hydatid disease is an aggressive and a highly lethal parasitic infection characterized by the appearance of a tumor with extensive character, primarily in the liver of intermediate hosts including humans. The tumor has a pronounced pseudomalignant growth and can induce metastasis to different organs. Cerebral hydatid disease is very rare. The cerebral alveolar echinococcosis has a poor prognosis. The lesions may remain asymptomatic until they are quite large. The long-term chemotherapy may be indicated as a life-saving measure for patients with severe liver dysfunction but is associated with a relatively high risk of proliferation of intraoperatively undetected parasite remnants.

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Sándor, S.B. (2014). Alveolar Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System. In: Turgut, M. (eds) Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System: Diagnosis and Treatment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54359-3_24

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