Author/Authors :
Miyagi, Hisayuki Departments of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan , Honda, Shohei Departments of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan , Minato, Masashi Departments of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan , Iguchi, Akihiro Departments of Pediatrics - Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine - Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan , Takakuwa, Emi Department of Surgical Pathology - Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Abstract :
Lipoblastoma can arise almost anywhere within the soft tissues, especially in the extremities. It is rarely seen retroperitoneally. A 3-year-old girl presented with a palpable abdominal mass underwent an exploratory laparotomy with resection of the retroperitoneal mass. Based on histopathologic and cytogenetic features, a final diagnosis of lipoblastoma was rendered. At 18-month follow-up, she had no evidence of recurrence.
Keywords :
Abdominal mass , diagnosis , magnetic resonance imaging , retroperitoneal lipoblastoma , teratoma
