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So far, there are few reported cases of surgical treatment for intracranial mucormycosis in children after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The surgical management of deep-seated basal ganglia fungal lesions remains controversial, and its clinical benefits are not yet well established. Herein, we present a rare case of disseminated mucormycosis caused by <jats:italic>C. bertholletiae<\/jats:italic> involving the lung and intracranial basal ganglia after homologous leucocytic antigen-matched sibling donor HSCT. The patient was successfully treated for intracranial cunninghamellamycosis with neuroendoscopic surgery and systemic wide-spectrum antifungal treatment and achieved pulmonary recovery without recurrent <jats:italic>C. bertholletiae<\/jats:italic> infection or neurologic sequelae. 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