[Retroperitoneal lipomas in children. Apropos of a new case. Review of the literature].
Retroperitoneal lipoma is a rare tumor in children and is usually benign. A case in a 29 month old girl is reported together with a review of the 18 previously documented cases. The patients ranged in age from 1 to 8 years. Girls are affected three times as often as boys. The majority had a enlarged abdomen of long duration. Most lipomata were large. However, the tumor was easily removed. There have been no known recurrences following operative resection. A child with such a tumor should be followed until more clinical experience has been acquired. The possibility of these tumors being congenital in children cannot be excluded.
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Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, H+6Bopital Robert Debré, Clinique Chirurgicale Infantile, Paris.
Eymeri
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Tavakoli
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
Lipomes rétro-péritonéaux de l'enfant. A propos d'un nouveau cas. Revue de la littérature.