Article
Familial hypercholesterolemia and intracavernous venous spilling of cholesterol in a child with large suprasellar dermoid cyst. Case report.
Neurosurgical review - 1 Jan 1995
Lunardi P, Missori P
Abstract excerpt
A unique case of suprasellar dermoid cyst and familial hypercholesterolemia in a child is reported. Such an association, which strengthens the congenital hypothesis of dermoid cysts, could be a manifestation of a complex dyslipidemic inherited syndrome, at least in children. Surgical removal of the dermoid cyst which spilled cholesterol into the cavernous and intercavernous sinuses, allowed reduction of...
Topics
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cavernous Sinus
- Cerebral Angiography
- Child
- Cholesterol
- Dermoid Cyst
- Humans
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Phenotype