Hypothalamic lipoma associated with severe obesity: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-150

  Puget, Stéphanie ^a   Garnett, Matthew R ^b   Leclercq, Delphine ^a   Pinto Primard, Graziella ^a   Samara Boustani, Dinane ^a   Sainte Rose, Christian ^a   Genevieve, David ^a   Polak, Michel ^a   De Lonlay, Pascale ^a   Brunelle, Francis ^a   Benabid, Alim Louis ^c   Boddaert, Nathalie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Childhood; Hypothalamic lipoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Obesity; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC LIPOMA; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPOMA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC NEOPLASMS; LIPOMA; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 70349198005     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.4.PEDS08295     Document Type: Article

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