[Case report: a brain hydatid cyst]

Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by larval stage of Echinococcosis granulosus. Although any organ may be involved, bone, brain and heart involvements are uncommon. The brain involvement rate varies from 1% to 3% in hydatid disease. In this report, a 42 years old female patient has been presented in whom brain hydatic cyst was diagnosed by radiological and histopathological findings.