title: Intracranial lipoma in the medulla oblongata.
abstract: Intracranial lipoma in the medulla oblongata has been rarely reported. Only two cases have been documented in the literature. This report concerns a patient who complained of nuchal soreness and an unstable gait for 6 months. An olivelike lipoma, arising from the posterior aspect of the medulla oblongata and embedded in the lower cranial nerves, was found at suboccipital craniectomy and posterior laminectomy of C1-2. Partial removal of the lipoma was performed for decompression; radical removal would have been hazardous. The clinical symptoms subsided postoperatively. The computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance image proved useful for properative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000601:surgery