title: Intracranial lipoma of the Sylvian region.
abstract: The incidental autopsy finding of an intracranial lipoma in the left Sylvian region is reported. This is a rare location for an uncommon lesion. A recent theory on its pathogenesis as a congenital lesion is presented and current methods of diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, County Hospital of Bács-Kiskun, Hungary.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cserni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*