İlhan ELMACI, Baha ADAM, Serdar ÖZGEN, MUSTAFA NECMETTİN PAMİR

LIPOMA AND INCOMPLETE AGENESIS OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM ASSOCIATED WITH ARACHNOID CYST LOCATED IN THE TEMPORAL POLE: CASE REPORT

This is a rare case of corpus callosum lipoma appearing with an intracranial arachnoid cyst located in the temporal pole. This case has been incidentally diagnosed by cranial computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.Key Words: Arachnoid cyst, Corpus callosum, Intracranial lipoma, Temporal pole.

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Fig.6 : Midline sagittal MRI shows the curvilinear shape of the lipoma and incomplete agenesis of the corpus callosum.
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