Lipoblastoma of the parietal pleura in a 7-month-old infant.
A 7-month-old infant boy with pleural lipoblastoma is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by operation. Radiologic findings consisted of a pleura-based mass with well-defined margin. The main differentiation is from liposarcoma, which is extremely rare in children under 3 years of age.
Kwak
J Y
JY
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Pundang CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Kyonggi-do, Korea.
Ha
D H
DH
Kim
Y A
YA
Shim
J Y
JY
D017667:Adipocytes / Q000473:pathology; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed