Lipoma of the infundibulum. Case report.
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.
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