title: Lipoblastoma of the foot.
abstract: Lipoblastoma is an uncommon benign lipomatous soft tissue mass of childhood, occurring most commonly in children less than 3 years of age. We present a case of lipoblastoma occurring in the foot of a 14-year-old boy and review the literature. The appearance of the mass on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is illustrated and is correlated with the findings at gross and microscopic pathological examination. A lobulated architecture, the presence of adipose tissue, thin nonenhancing septa, peripheral lobules of more immature and therefore less specific tissue, and a peripheral pseudocapsule were evident on MRI and at pathological examination.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Gilbert
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Goswitz
authors: J T
authors: JT
authors: Teynor
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male