[Congenital fibrolipoma of the mesencephalic protuberation area].
BACKGROUND
Congenital origin of brain fibrolipoma is still debated. A case of such a tumor is presented.


METHODS
A female newborn presented with severe hypotonia and macrocephaly that were seen since birth. She died at the age of 2 days. Post-mortem examination showed hydrocephaly due to a tumor located in the mesencephalo-protuberantial region. Histological features of this tumor were those of a fibrolipoma.


CONCLUSIONS
The presence of this brainstem tumor at birth confirms its congenital origin.
Larnaout
A
A
Institut national de neurologie, La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie.
Hentati
F
F
Ben Hamida
C
C
Khrouf
N
N
Ben Hamida
M
M
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008067:Lipoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D008636:Mesencephalon
Fibrolipome congénital de la région mésencéphaloprotubérantielle.