title: Cervical hibernoma in a two year old boy.
abstract: Hibernomas are uncommon benign soft tissue tumours mimicking brown fat. They are mostly seen in the fourth and fifth decades of life. Only few cases in the cervical area have been reported. Because of its rarity in pediatrics and difficult diagnosis, we report a tow year-old patient with a cervical tumor. Ultrasound and computed tomography exams showed an infiltrative, with hypervascular and lipomatous features. After tumor excision, histopathological exam confirmed the diagnosis of hibernoma or brown fat tumor. This presentation describes the characteristics of this type of tumor, rare in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric surgery, Hospital University Hassan II, Fez, Morroco.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khattala
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric surgery, Hospital University Hassan II, Fez, Morroco.
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elmadi
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric surgery, Hospital University Hassan II, Fez, Morroco.
authors.forename: Hanane
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouamama
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric surgery, Hospital University Hassan II, Fez, Morroco.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rami
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric surgery, Hospital University Hassan II, Fez, Morroco.
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bouabdallah
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
keywords: Cervical; children; hibernoma; surgery