Cervical lipoblastomatosis with intraspinal extension and transformation to mature fat in a child.
Lipoblastomas are benign tumors of embryonic fat that occur in the pediatric population and may be infiltrating. We report the case of a mature intraspinal cervical lipoma in a 4-year-old girl who had undergone partial resection of a cervical lipoblastoma in infancy. The histology, differential diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of lipoblastoma are discussed.
Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
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Duhaime
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Chatten
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Schut
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Rorke
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery