학술논문
Cerebral coenurosis masquerading as malignancy: A rare case report from India.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*CHONDROSARCOMA
*SKULL base
*ECHINOCOCCOSIS
*ETIOLOGY of diseases
*ZOONOSES
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Language
ISSN
0976-3147
Abstract
Human coenurosis is a rare zoonotic disease caused by the larvae of Tinea multiceps seen in sheep-rearing countries. We report the case of a 63-year-old male who was referred to our hospital with a working diagnosis of skull base chondrosarcoma. Histopathological examination after surgical excision revealed characteristic feature of coenurus with multiple scolices invaginating from the outer cuticular layer. Coenuri are often mistaken for giant cysticercal cysts and hydatid cysts. Despite its wide prevalence in cattle, only two cases of human coenurosis are reported from India till date. We report the third case from India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]