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ArticleTitle Intracranial Lipomas (Demonstration by Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

AuthorList Taro Ichikawa¹, Tatsuo Kumazaki², Sunao Mizumura², Tetsuji Kijima², Syouzou Motohashi³ and Gyoko Gocho³

Affiliation ¹Department of Radiology, Tama Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School ²Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School ³Nerima Medical Association

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Volume 67

Issue 5

Year 2000

Page 388-391

Received May 29, 2000

Accepted June 26, 2000

Keywords intracranial lipoma, pericallosal lipoma, CT, MRI

Abstract We present two cases of a very rare tumor, intracranial lipoma, diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one case, the lipoma was in the superior cerebellar cistern, the other was in the periphery of the corpus callosum. In the case in which MRI was used, identification of the lipoma using a routine MRI examination was difficult. These cases are reported now because the incidental diagnosis of intracranial lipoma is likely to increase due to advanced neuroradiological techniques such as CT and MRI.

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ArticleTitle	Intracranial Lipomas (Demonstration by Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
AuthorList	Taro Ichikawa¹, Tatsuo Kumazaki², Sunao Mizumura², Tetsuji Kijima², Syouzou Motohashi³ and Gyoko Gocho³
Affiliation	¹Department of Radiology, Tama Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School ²Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School ³Nerima Medical Association
Language	EN
Volume	67
Issue	5
Year	2000
Page	388-391
Received	May 29, 2000
Accepted	June 26, 2000
Keywords	intracranial lipoma, pericallosal lipoma, CT, MRI
Abstract	We present two cases of a very rare tumor, intracranial lipoma, diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one case, the lipoma was in the superior cerebellar cistern, the other was in the periphery of the corpus callosum. In the case in which MRI was used, identification of the lipoma using a routine MRI examination was difficult. These cases are reported now because the incidental diagnosis of intracranial lipoma is likely to increase due to advanced neuroradiological techniques such as CT and MRI.
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