Ruptured dermoid tumor of the cavernous sinus associated with the syndrome of fat embolism. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1992 Aug;77(2):312-5. doi: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.2.0312.

Abstract

The syndrome of fat embolism is a well-known clinicopathological entity that may appear 2 to 4 days after skeletal trauma; nontraumatic causes have been recognized, however. This report details the fat embolism syndrome occurring in a patient after surgery within the cavernous sinus to remove a dermoid tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cavernous Sinus* / diagnostic imaging
  • Dermoid Cyst / complications*
  • Dermoid Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Dermoid Cyst / surgery
  • Embolism, Fat / complications*
  • Embolism, Fat / diagnostic imaging
  • Embolism, Fat / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / complications
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Radiography
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Thrombocytopenia / complications