Mesenteric lipoblastoma: a rare location in children.
Lipoblastoma is a rare childhood tumor composed of embryonic fat. It is benign and most often presents in children younger than 3 years. These tumors primarily present as a rapidly enlarging mass in the extremities or trunk with abdominal lipoblastomas comprising less than 10% of all reported cases. Abdominal lipoblastomas are most commonly found in the retroperitoneum with less than 15 reported cases arising in the mesentery. We report the unusual presentation of a lipoblastoma arising in the mesentery of a 3-year-old boy.
Cudnik
Raymond
R
Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Efron
Philip A
PA
Chen
Mike K
MK
Reith
John D
JD
Beierle
Elizabeth A
EA
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*