Intraoperative cytology of lipoblastoma. A case report.
Soft tissue tumors in infants and children often cause considerable concern to the surgeon and pathologist, especially when a rare tumor, such as lipoblastoma, is in question. Frozen section may not yield a definitive diagnosis, and the histologic picture could be deceptive, tempting one to make a false diagnosis of malignancy. Except for a single case report, no detailed cytologic study of this rare benign neoplasm appears to have been reported previously. The varied cytologic findings, as observed on imprint smears of a tumor removed from a 12-month-old boy, are presented. The differential diagnosis of childhood myxoid neoplasms is discussed briefly.
Dharan
M
M
Department of Pathology, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel.
Siplovich
L
L
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013848:Thigh