A giant mesenteric lipoblastoma in an 18-month old infant: A case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | D Antoniou, Maria Moschovi, Foteini Gentimi, Alexandros Tzovaras, Evanggelos Papandreou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Surgery Ileum Physical examination Benign tumor lipoblastoma medicine Humans Mesentery Children Peritoneal Neoplasms medicine.diagnostic_test mesentery business.industry Children lipoblastoma lipoblastomatosis mesentery lcsh:RJ1-570 Infant lcsh:Pediatrics lcsh:RD1-811 lipoblastomatosis medicine.disease Ileum mesentery Surgery Lipoblastomatosis medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Lipoblastoma Lipoma Presentation (obstetrics) Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 320-323 (2011) African Journal of Paediatric Surgery; Vol 8, No 3 (2011); 320-323 |
| ISSN: | 0189-6725 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0189-6725.91672 |
| Popis: | Infantile lipoma (or lipoblastoma) of the mesentery is an extremely rare benign tumor of embryonal fat, with 15 cases reported in the English literature until today and only three of them arise from the ileum mesentery. We report an 18-month old boy presenting with a palpable intraabdominal mass arising from the ileum mesentery. Histopathologic and cytogenetic studies confirmed the diagnosis of mesenteric lipoblastoma (or infantile lipoma). Complete excision of the mass was performed. A follow-up examination consisting of physical examination and an abdominal ultrasound at 30 months postoperatively revealed no recurrence. We also present a review of the English literature regarding the presentation and management of mesenteric lipoblastomas in children. |
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