title: Lipoma of the infundibulum. Case report.
abstract: Lipomas of the infundibulum are extremely rare and may not be recognized radiologically, even on computerized tomography (CT) scanning, if the tumor is less than 20 mm in diameter. A questionable CT diagnosis in the presence of endocrinological symptoms may justify an operation by microsurgical technique on the retrochiasmatic region. In the case reported, microsurgical removal of a small infundibular lipoma was successfully accomplished.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed