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Intracranial lipoma with hematopoietic elements (myelolipoma). Report of a case with successful surgical resection
Author(s) -
Nalesnik Michael A.,
Martinez A. Julio,
Heros Roberto C.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19820715)50:2<295::aid-cncr2820500221>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine , myelolipoma , lipoma , adipose tissue , surgical resection , resection , posterior fossa , benign tumor , pathology , surgery , radiology , adrenal gland
A 74‐year‐old woman presented with a symptomatic posterior fossa mass which was successfully resected. Histologic examination revealed that the tumor was composed primarily of adipose and hematopoietic tissues warranting the diagnosis of myelolipoma. This represents the first case report of intracranial myelolipoma as well as the first reported successful surgical resection of this tumor in this location. A review of this subject indicates that the term myelolipoma denotes tumors with at least two different etiologies. The first represents metaplastic differentiation within a lipoma and the second appears to be a response of adrenal tissue to noxious stimuli.