Multiple intracranial lipoma: a case report

Neurosurg Rev. 1997;20(4):282-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01105901.

Abstract

We report on a male epileptic patient, presently 27 years old, who has suffered complex-partial attacks for 19 years. Under treatment with carbamazepine the seizures were completely controlled. In addition, the patient exhibited partial hypopituitarism. CT and MRI revealed the presence of 2 lipomas, one located within the optico-chiasmatic cistern and the other one in the medial temporal lobe. To our knowledge, this combination of the generally rare lesions has not been described yet.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Epilepsy / complications
  • Growth Disorders / complications
  • Humans
  • Lipomatosis / pathology*
  • Lipomatosis / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed