Lipochoristomas of the cerebellopontine angle and internal acoustic meatus: a seven-case review.

Background: Intracranial lipomas are extremely rare tumors, with certain clinical and radiological characteristics.

Methods: We considered the diagnostic evaluation and treatment options of seven patients presenting with lipoma in the cerebellopontine angle or internal acoustic meatus in our department.

Results: Mean age was 51, with four out of seven cases being women.

Hamman's syndrome associated with pharyngeal rupture occurring during childbirth.

Hamman's syndrome is the classical association of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, with or without pneumothorax. Its onset during the expulsive phase of childbirth is exceptional. We report here the first case associated with pharyngeal rupture at the level of the piriform sinus and describe the warning signs and the management by endoscopy.