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Central nervous system lipoma

MedGen UID:
272443
•Concept ID:
C1332885
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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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Abnormalities of the corpus callosum. Can prenatal imaging predict the genetic status? Correlations between imaging phenotype and genotype.
Nguyen T, Heide S, Guilbaud L, Valence S, Perre SV, Blondiaux E, Keren B, Quenum-Miraillet G, Jouannic JM, Mandelbrot L, Picone O, Guet A, Tsatsaris V, Milh M, Girard N, Vincent M, Nizon M, Poirsier C, Vivanti A, Benachi A, Portes VD, Guibaud L, Patat O, Spentchian M, Frugère L, Héron D, Garel C
Prenat Diagn 2023 Jun;43(6):746-755. Epub 2023 May 23 doi: 10.1002/pd.6382. PMID: 37173814
Diagnostic and therapeutic treatment methods for intrathoracic extrapulmonary lipomas.
Akar E, Haberal MA, Dikis OS
Niger J Clin Pract 2020 May;23(5):626-630. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_629_18. PMID: 32367868
Closed spinal dysraphism: a review on diagnosis and treatment in infancy.
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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Diagnosis

Prenatal detection of Pai syndrome without cleft lip and palate: a case report.
Ocak Z, Yazicioglu HF, Aygun M, Ilter MK, Ozlu T
Genet Couns 2013;24(1):1-5. PMID: 23610859

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