Pericallosal lipoma

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

"Drop attack" and vertigo.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
mri

Partial agenesis of corpus callosum with a T1 hyperintense pericallosal lipoma is present.

Right lateral ventricle choroid plexus lipoma also is seen.

Case Discussion

Approximately 5% of all primary brain tumors are intracranial lipomas and almost half of all intracranial lipomas are pericallosal lipomas. Corpus callosal anomalies usually are seen in cases with pericallosal lipomas.

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