Hypothalamic lipoma adjacent to mamillary bodies.
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.
Kurt
Gökhan
G
Department of Neurosurgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, 06500 Ankara, Turkey. kurtgok@mynet.com
Dogulu
Fikret
F
Kaymaz
Memduh
M
Emmez
Hakan
H
Onk
Ayhan
A
Baykaner
M Kemali
MK
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