Lipoblastoma: a rare mediastinal tumor.
Lipoblastoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor of embryonal fat that occurs almost exclusively in infants and children less than age 3. It is a benign tumor with a high recurrence rate. We present a case of mediastinal lipoblastoma in a 21-month-old girl who presented with respiratory infection and progressive dyspnea. Complete surgical excision of the mass was achieved through a lateral thoracotomy. Her postoperative course was uneventful and the histopathologic examination proved that the mass was a lipoblastoma. We emphasize that this rare mediastinal tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis of infants having a mediastinal mass.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Alsmady
A
Moaath
Ennab
E
Raed
Rashadan
R
Mohammad
Saleem
S
Mohammad
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018205:Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis*