Sudden death associated with lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle

• Main Authors: Stefano Tambuzzi (Author), Guendalina Gentile (Author), Michele Boracchi (Author), Arnaldo Migliorini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intracranial lipomas are rare benign tumors considered exceptional when localized in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA), with an incidence of 0.1% of the total number of expansive processes located in this area. We present a case of the sudden death of a 26-year-old young woman in which an unencapsula...