title: Hypothalamic lipoma adjacent to mamillary bodies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intracranial lipomas are rare lesions of developmental origin. They are generally asymptomatic and localized in the midline. However, they may occasionally produce neurological symptoms such as seizures. Surgical treatment is rarely indicated.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a child with a lipoma that is located on the ventral side of the mamillary bodies. The diagnosis was made using computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). There have been no previous reports of lipomas in this location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, 06500 Ankara, Turkey. kurtgok@mynet.com
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Fikret
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dogulu
authors.forename: Memduh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaymaz
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emmez
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Onk
authors.forename: M Kemali
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baykaner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008326:Mammillary Bodies; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed