Giant intracranial lipoma.

نویسندگان

  • R Shane Tubbs
  • Robert G Louis
  • Marios Loukas
  • Mohammadali M Shoja
  • Jeffrey P Blount
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Folia neuropathologica

دوره 45 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007