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Çukurova University, school of Medidne Department of Neurosurgery Balcali-Adana, Turkey A case of intradural extramedullary hydatid cyst with spinal cord compression located in the cervical region is presented. The diagnosis was made preoperatively on the basis of MRI findings. Many cases of cranial or spinal extradural hydatid cyst have been reported in the literature but intradural extramedullar location of the cyst in the cervical region is extremely rare. Keywords : Echinococcosis, Hydatid Disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Spinal Cord