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Infantile Abdominal and Pelvic Lipoblastomas: A Case Series
oleh: Riccardo Guanà, Salvatore Garofalo, Luisa Ferrero, Maria Grazia Cortese, Luca Lonati, Elisabetta Teruzzi, Eleonora Basso, Isabella Morra, Riccardo Lemini, Nicola Sardi, Fabrizio Gennari
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Diterbitkan: | Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-01-01 |
Deskripsi
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.