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Submission No - 950310 OTPP02 |
Lipoma of the quadrigeminal cistern as a rare cause of vertigo -
Case report |
PRVET KORFEZ HOSPITAL,ENT DEPARTMENT,ENT SPESIALIST,OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST |
AYNUR ALIYEVA
, RAUF NASIROV, OZLEM YAGIZ , IDRIS IRMAK, ZIYA KARIMOV
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Abstract:
A lipoma is regarded as the commonest benign mesenchymal tumor of
the
body and is ubiquitous in distribution. Intracranial lipomas are
rare
and account for a mere 0.1% of all primary brain tumors. The
intracranial lipomas usually remain asymptomatic unless they are
large enough to produce symptoms due to mass effect. Intracranial
lipomas are usually asymptomatic and are usually found
incidentally.
Intracranial lipomas are located in the midline areas. CT and MRI
are
usually sufficient for the diagnosis of lipomas.
We report a case of a 56-year-old male who came to us with the
vertigo, multiple episodes of vomiting, visual disturbances for 5
years and diagnosed as quadrigeminal plate lipoma. We describe
MRI
findings with a brief review of the literature.
Keywords: Lipoma, quadrigeminal plate,
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