Giant intracranial lipoma

R. Shane Tubbs; Robert G. Louis; Marios Loukas; Mohammadali M. Shoja; Jeffrey R. Blount

Giant intracranial lipoma

R. Shane Tubbs, Robert G. Louis, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Jeffrey R. Blount

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Abstract

Intracranial lipomas are rare and usually benign in their course. We report a case of a giant intracranial lipoma presenting with raised intracranial pressure. Additionally, this patient was found to have a large lipoma of the anterior fontanelle. The clinical course and outcome of this patient is presented and relevant literature reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	247-249
Number of pages	3
Journal	Folia Neuropathologica
Volume	45
Issue number	4
State	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Brain neoplasm
Intracranial lipoma
Pediatric neurosurgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Clinical Neurology

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Giant intracranial lipoma

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