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Intracranial alveolar echinococcosis is an uncommon disease and difficult to treat. Three patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement are reported, and the surgical treatment of the mono-massive type is emphasized. The largest mass lesion reported, so far, in the literature (9.0 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm) was extirpated in one of our cases. Related problems are discussed in combination with the literature.
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Qiu, MD., Hun, ZS., Liu, SC. et al. Intracranial alveolar echinococcosis in China: Discussion of surgical treatment. Acta neurochir 82, 123–127 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456372
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