Lipoma of the callosum corpus: A case report and literature review

Abstract

Background: Intracranial Lipoma is a very rare congenital malformation, accounting for less than 0.1% of intracranial tumors; there are caused by the abnormal persistence of a focus of primitive meninges, an unclear form so far is induced to differentiate into adipocytes. Case presentation: This article reports the case of a 27-year-old woman who consulted the emergency department of a university hospital in Colombia for a long-standing clinical headache associated with a generalized clonic tonic episode and a normal neurological examination with a Computed Tomography (CT) scan that showed a hypodense lesion in the interhemispheric region, thus suspecting the lipoma of the corpus callosum (CC), which was confirmed by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy. Taking into account the location of the lesion and possible pathology, medical treatment was initiated, it was observed that the patient remained stable (symptomatic) during the 6 months of control. Next, the literature review on Lipoma of the corpus callosum. Conclusions: Lipoma of the corpus callosum is a rare benign disease, which the surgical management is infrequent and pharmacological control is favorable, as described in this case of a 27-year-old female diagnosed with this condition.