Guanà R, Garofalo S, Ferrero L, Cortese MG, Lonati L, Teruzzi E, Basso E, Morra I, Lemini R, Sardi N, Gennari F. Infantile Abdominal and Pelvic Lipoblastomas: A Case Series.
European J Pediatr Surg Rep 2019;
7:e104-e109. [PMID:
31788410 PMCID:
PMC6882683 DOI:
10.1055/s-0039-1694060]
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Abstract
Lipoblastomas are rare benign mesenchymal tumors that arise from embryonal fat cells.
They are usually discovered in infants and children under 3 years of age, and mostly occur in the trunk (from 10 to 60%, depending on the study) and extremities (from 40 to 45%), while head and neck localizations are rare, with only five cases described to date.
We report on three cases of lipoblastomas in infants younger than 4 years, with unusual localizations: one intra-abdominal, discovered during a laparotomy for an intussusception; one pelvic, misdiagnosed as an ovarian mass; and one gluteal with a pelvic extension.
All children underwent magnetic resonance imaging as preoperative workup. All tumors were completely resected with free surgical margins and ultrasonographic follow-up was uneventful for all patients.
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