[Lipoma of the mammillary body].
A lipoma of the base of the brain, located at the right mammillary body, was unexpectedly discovered during the autopsy of a 73 year old man. Current theories concerning the development of intracranial lipomas are reviewed.
Pathologisches Institut, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, BRD.
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D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
Lipom am Corpus mamillare.