Lipoblastoma Presenting as a Mesenteric Mass in an Infant

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism should be kept in mind in children with tachypnea, especially when other risk factors for venous thromboembolism are present, to avoid delay in anticoagulant treatment and a fatal outcome.

Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Lipoblastoma of the Parotid Region

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Approximately two-thirds of lipoblastomas arise in the extremities, where they present as enlarging soft tissue masses. 3,5,6 Other locations include soft tissues of the head and neck, 20 parotid, 11,12 groin, 3,5 axilla, 5 back, 3 thorax, 1 mediastinum (intrathoracic), 3 flank, 5 scrotum, 21 labia, 22 mesentery, 23 omentum, 24 retroperitoneum 3 and bone. 21 Neck and parotid region locations are rare.…”

Lipoblastoma of kidney in a child

“…Lipoblastomas have anomalous long arm of chromosome 8 or 2 chromosome 8 derivatives [5], whereas karyotype of myxoid liposarcomas have frequently a clonal anomaly t(12;16)(q13;p11). There are also other chromosomal aberrations [6][7][8][9]. In cases of diagnostic uncertainty, cytogenetic investigations should be performed [7].…”

Mesenteric lipoblastoma: case report

“…lipoblastomas, are confined to the subcutaneous tissues, and tumours infiltrating the subcutaneous tissues and adjacent muscles are referred to as diffuse lipoblastomatosis [2]. Other locations include the trunk, head, neck, mediastinum, retroperitoneum and, rarely, the mesentery [3]. Lipoblastomas and lipoblastomatosis usually occur within the first 3 years of life and more often in boys [2].…”

“…Three quarters of patients have a rapidly growing mass in an extremity [1]. Other locations include the trunk, head, neck, mediastinum and retroperitoneum [2], but these tumours are rarely found in the mesentery [3,4,5,6,7,8]. More than 200 paediatric cases of lipoblastoma have been reported [1], but there are only seven documented cases in the mesentery [3,5,6,7,8].…”