Ruptured dermoid tumor of the cavernous sinus associated with the syndrome of fat embolism. Case report.
The syndrome of fat embolism is a well-known clinicopathological entity that may appear 2 to 4 days after skeletal trauma; nontraumatic causes have been recognized, however. This report details the fat embolism syndrome occurring in a patient after surgery within the cavernous sinus to remove a dermoid tumor.
DeMonte
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Division of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
al-Mefty
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D000328:Adult; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications