Fell On Floor, No Injuries. CT Scan Showed Fatty Lipoma In The Brain. What Does It Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 24 May 2013

Question: One year back, i fell on floor and had CT scan done. In report, no injury found due to accident but there was remark given in CT scan Report as " Fatty lipoma of 9 x 4 mm size at right cistern of the brain" Doctors told me that its quite normal. I never took appoinment for neurosurgen,
I dont have any medical signs. Will you please let me know if it will create any problem in my future life??

Answered by Dr. Praveen K Nath (1 hour later)

Dear Sir
Hello & my best wishes for your good health

I have gone through your history in detail.
You are possibly having a small lipoma in brain as an incidental finding.
It has nothing to do with head injury.
Normally nothing active is required for this. But I may suggest

1. please get a contrast MRI BRAIN to confirm that it is a LIPOMA & nothing else.

2. repeat your CT SCAN head every 2-3 years to watch for any increase in size

3. you may take some analgesic if there is any pain

Thanks
Hope this answers all your queries

Dr Praveen K Nath XXXXXXX consultant neurosurgeon

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