Parotid lipoblastoma in an infant

Lipoblastomas arising within the parotid gland and extending into the infratemporal fossa are very rare. They are common in children <3 years of age. Access to the tumour requires careful planning and interpretation of imaging studies. Lipoblastomas tend to recur. Meticulous dissection of the tumour is needed to prevent recurrence. By adopting the appropriate approach, complete removal is possible with minimal morbidity.

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“…Calhoun et al . [3] reported a parotid lipoblastoma involving the superficial lobe of a 7-month-old male infant.…”

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Parotid lipoblastoma in a child: Rare presentation as huge infratemporal mass with cervical extension

Natarajan¹,

Ravindranathan²

2010

Indian J Plast Surg

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“…[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.…”

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“…21 Neck and parotid region locations are rare. 11,12 Depending on the location, a lipoblastoma may cause mechanical symptoms of compression or obstruction or interfere with the function of neighboring tissues and organs. 26 There is no documented association of lipoblastoma with malformations, syndromes or other neoplasms.…”

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“…[3][4][5][6][8][9][10] Lipoblastomas of the head and neck area are extremely rare; only two cases have occurred in the parotid. 11,12 Cytologic diagnosis of lipoblastoma is also a rare event, previously reported to occur in six cases. [13][14][15][16][17] We report a case of a boy with a lipoblastoma of the parotid region diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) and review the literature.…”

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Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Lipoblastoma of the Parotid Region

Leon

Deschler

et al. 2002

Acta Cytologica

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“…Angiomas, neural tumors (schwannomas and neurofibromas) and lipomas are by far the most frequent benign mesenchymal tumors occurring in the salivary glands, with several distinct subtypes or variants of each group having been reported (e.g., juvenile and cellular haemangioma, hibernoma, lipoblastoma, pleomorphic and spindle cell lipoma, etc.) [1,[3][4][5].…”

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Hamartomatous Angiolipoma of the Parotid Gland (Sialoangiolipoma)

Maiorano

Capodiferro

Fanelli

et al. 2008

Head and Neck Pathol

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Mesenchymal tumors of the salivary glands are rare and mostly localized to the parotid gland. We report on the clinico-pathological features of a distinct parotid tumor occurred in a newborn, showing glandular structures admixed with mature lipocytes and blood vessels in variable proportions. This was a well-circumscribed and slowly growing nodule of the superficial parotid lobe, mostly reddish in color with white-yellowish striations. Microscopically, a distinct lobular architecture was evident, along with normal-appearing acinar and ductal structures with interposed loose fibrous stroma. The latter contained aggregates of mature lipocytes and variably sized blood vessels. The morphological features of the lesion reported herein recapitulate those of sialolipoma but also include the presence of a prominent vascular component intimately admixed with both the glandular and the adipose tissues. At variance with salivary lipoadenoma, the glandular component in the current case distinctly showed all the cellular components of normal salivary (serous) glands. In consideration of the young age of the patient, the minimal growth rate and the histological features of the lesion, we hypothesize a hamartomatous origin for this lesion and propose the designation of sialoangiolipoma.

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Parotid lipoblastoma in an infant

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Parotid lipoblastoma in a child: Rare presentation as huge infratemporal mass with cervical extension

Parotid lipoblastoma in a child: Rare presentation as huge infratemporal mass with cervical extension

Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Lipoblastoma of the Parotid Region

Hamartomatous Angiolipoma of the Parotid Gland (Sialoangiolipoma)

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