title: Giant abdomino-pelvic adipose tumors of childhood.
abstract: Adipose tumors are rare in pediatric age and are commonly represented by benign forms: lipoma and lipoblastoma/lipoblastomatosis. Generally localized in subcutaneous tissue of the trunk and extremities, they can exceptionally occur as giant intra-peritoneal or pelvic masses. These tumors could reach considerable size prior to diagnosis since they are asymptomatic. The authors report a case series of three giant abdomino-pelvic adipose tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cascini
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lisi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lauriti
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sindici
authors.forename: Pierluigi Lelli
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chiesa
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018205:Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed