Giant mesenteric lipoblastoma in a 4-year-old child

Giant omental lipoma in a 13-year-old adolescent girl

“…The presence of nonfat components in a predominantly fatty mass on computed tomography scan raises the possibility of lipoblastoma and should alert the physician [14]. The histology in lipoma as in our case will display lobules of mature adipocytes, whereas in lipoblastoma, the cells will range from immature lipoblasts to mature adipocytes and the cells may be separated by fibrous septa [15].…”

A giant mesenteric lipoblastoma in an 18-month old infant: A case report and review of the literature

“…[4] It is primarily located in the soft tissues of the trunk and extremities, and it is rarely reported in the face, neck, buttock, perirectal area, and abdomen. [14] Approximately 200 cases have been reported in the literature with occurrence at the mesentery in only 15 cases presented in the English literature and only three of them at the ileum mesentery (1.5% of all lipoblastomas) [ Table 1]. [16] The age distribution of all these children with mesenteric lipoblastomas (including our case) is from 5 months to 7 years old with a male predilection.…”

“…[16] The age distribution of all these children with mesenteric lipoblastomas (including our case) is from 5 months to 7 years old with a male predilection. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] The exact aetiology is not known. [10] Although most cases are asymptomatic at presentation, lipoblastomas can present, as in our case, with a palpable abdominal mass and progressive abdominal distention, when originated at the ileum mesentery; however, on the other side with bilious vomiting, loss of appetite, mild abdominal pain or diarrhea for jejunal and ileocecal valve mesenteric lipoblastomas.…”

“…[1] However, in order not to confuse the readers, the term "lipoblastoma" is used throughout the manuscript since this term has been widely used in previous reports. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] It presents in two forms, a well-encapsulated one, called lipoblastoma Case Report and a diffuse one, known as lipoblastomatosis. It usually presents in children below 7 years of age, while 6 of them were <2 years old.…”

“…It usually presents in children below 7 years of age, while 6 of them were <2 years old. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] While it is primarily located in the soft tissues of the extremities and trunk, it is more rarely seen in the neck, face, buttock, perirectal area, and abdomen, and it is extremely rare in the abdominal mesentery and even more rare in the ileum mesentery. We report an 18-month old boy presenting with a palpable intraabdominal mass arising from the ileum mesentery.…”