Lipoblastoma of the foot.
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.
Gilbert
T J
TJ
Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
Goswitz
J J
JJ
Teynor
J T
JT
Griffiths
H J
HJ
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