Intra-medullary Cyst of the Spinal Cord Due to the Cestode Multiceps Multiceps in the Coenurus Stage: Report of a Case.

The cestode Multiceps multiceps is well known as a cause of intracerebral cysts in sheep, but there are only three reports of similar human infestation certainly due to this particular parasite (Brumpt, 1936 ; Clapham, 1941 ; Cluver, quoted by Craig and Faust, 1943). The subcutaneous tissues in man have been more frequently involved; there are some eight reports from various continents. The case now to be detailed is the first in which the spinal cord has been affected. A parallel case of hydatid cyst in the spinal canal has been published by Rogers and Tudhope (1938); the measurements of the hooklets in their case and the present case establish the different species involved.