Infantile Abdominal and Pelvic Lipoblastomas: A Case Series

• Main Authors: Riccardo Guanà (Author), Salvatore Garofalo (Author), Luisa Ferrero (Author), Maria Grazia Cortese (Author), Luca Lonati (Author), Elisabetta Teruzzi (Author), Eleonora Basso (Author), Isabella Morra (Author), Riccardo Lemini (Author), Nicola Sardi (Author), Fabrizio Gennari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2194-7619; 2194-7627; 10.1055/s-0039-1694060
• Keywords: lipoblastoma; surgery; children; Pediatrics; RJ1-570; Surgery; RD1-811
• Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, Vol 07, Iss 01, Pp e104-e109 (2019)

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.