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Corpus callosum lipoma with frontal encephalocele

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Computed tomographic and plain X-ray observations in a patient with corpus callosum lipoma associated with frontal encephalocele are reported. The rarity of the lesion and the specific diagnostic criteria on CT are emphasised.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India

    A. Srinivasa Rao, V. R. K. Rao, K. Ravi Mandalam, A. K. Gupta, S. Kumar, S. Joseph & M. Unni

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Srinivasa Rao, A., Rao, V.R.K., Ravi Mandalam, K. et al. Corpus callosum lipoma with frontal encephalocele. Neuroradiology 32, 50–52 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593942

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