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Central nervous system lipoma

MedGen UID:
272443
Concept ID:
C1332885
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Central Nervous System Lipoma; central nervous system lipoma; CNS Lipoma; CNS lipoma; Lipoma of Central Nervous System; lipoma of central nervous system; Lipoma of CNS; lipoma of CNS; Lipoma of the Central Nervous System; lipoma of the central nervous system; Lipoma of the CNS; lipoma of the CNS
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003844

Definition

A rare benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the central nervous system frequently found in midline locations such as the corpus callosum, the quadrigeminal plate, the hypothalamus, the spinal canal or the cauda equina. Some contain Schwann cells, bone, cartilage or hamartomatous blood vessels. [from NCI]

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Vidhya Annapoorni CS, Retnaswami CS, Mailankody P, Katragadda P, Pillai SK, Rangarajan A, Padmanabha H, Pendharkar H
Neurol India 2020 Mar-Apr;68(2):368-372. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.280647. PMID: 32415012
Ickowitz V, Eurin D, Rypens F, Sonigo P, Simon I, David P, Brunelle F, Avni FE
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001 Apr;22(4):767-72. PMID: 11290497Free PMC Article
Cornette L, Verpoorten C, Lagae L, Plets C, Van Calenbergh F, Casaer P
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 1998;2(4):179-85. doi: 10.1016/s1090-3798(98)80017-2. PMID: 10726589

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Ocak Z, Yazicioglu HF, Aygun M, Ilter MK, Ozlu T
Genet Couns 2013;24(1):1-5. PMID: 23610859

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