title: Lipoma in the quadrigeminal cistern--case report.
abstract: A 65-year-old male presented with a rare lipoma in the quadrigeminal cistern manifesting as left abducens nerve paresis which was effectively treated by total extirpation. The usual neurological symptoms of lipoma in the quadrigeminal cistern are intracranial hypertension and hydrocephalus which can be successfully treated by shunt operation. Direct surgery is indicated when the symptoms are ascribed to localized symptoms, but tumor removal should be partial if the superior cerebellar arteries are involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka-Minami National Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nikaido
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monobe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali