title: Intraosseous lipoma of the body of the sphenoid bone.
abstract: A case of intraosseous lipoma arising from the body of the sphenoid bone with intrasellar and suprasellar components is reported. This is the first report of this uncommon tumour occurring in an atypical intracranial site, producing the locally invasive and pressure effects of visual failure and hypopituitarism. The diagnosis was based on computed tomographic (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with histological confirmation following frontal craniotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Christchurch, New Zealand. martin.macfarlane@cdhb.govt.nz
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: MacFarlane
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Soule
authors.forename: Penny J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000209:etiology; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000097:blood; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D010907:Pituitary Hormones; D013974:Thyroxine