Mediastinal lipoblastoma of infancy.
We report the case of a rapidly expanding mediastinal and chest wall lipoblastoma in an 11-month old infant. Clinical presentation was respiratory distress and chest radiographs revealed a large soft tissue mass in the anterior mediastinum without specific features. CT scanning demonstrated a mass of principally fat attenuation, with enhancing hyperdense soft tissue whorls, which had a compressive effect on normal intrathoracic structures. At surgery the tumour was removed without complication and histology demonstrated an encapsulated, well differentiated lipoblastoma.
Department of Radiology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales.
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D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed