title: Diffuse lipomatosis of the chest wall: report of a neonatal case.
abstract: Diffuse lipomatosis is a very rare condition, the nature of which, neoplastic or hamartomatous, has not yet been defined. We report the case of a small child with a right thoracic lesion of neonatal onset and extremely rapid growth, who successfully underwent complete surgical resection. The differential diagnoses and proper surgical treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genova, Italy. Electronic address: lucakeats@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pio
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, IRCSS San Martino-IST Hospital, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Romanini Catalan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Granata
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Avanzini
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buffa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela Rita
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sementa
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D035441:Thoracic Wall