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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.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1625022 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.2.0312
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosurg ISSN: 0022-3085 Impact factor: 5.115