Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with hypothalamic lipoma identified after radiological imaging.
| No. | Agea/sex | Presentation | Neurological examination | Radiological findings | Management | Follow-up duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sizeb | Calcification | Enhancement | ||||||
| 1 | 27/M | Headache | Intact | 11 × 7 × 7 mm | — | — | Conservative | 57 months |
| 2 | 60/F | Decreased visual acuity | Intact | 8 × 7 × 5 mm | + | — | Not available | Lost to follow-up |
| 3 | 16/M | Syncope | Intact | 9 × 4 × 5 mm | — | + | Conservative | 9 months |
| 4 | 26/F | Epilepsy | Intact | 4 × 3 × 2 mm | — | — | Conservative | 30 months |
| 5 | 36/M | Headache | Intact | 7 × 8 × 5 mm | — | — | Conservative | 4 months |
| 6 | 36/F | Headache | Intact | 4 × 4 × 4 mm | — | — | Conservative | 4 months |
a Age at initial identification of the hypothalamic lipoma. bSize of the lesion measured in millimeters in anterior-posterior, transverse, and craniocaudal dimensions. M: male; F: female; (+): present; (-): absent.