A case of neck lipoblastoma in a pediatric patient
10.21593/kjhno/2019.35.1.25
- Author:
Jae Hyung KIM
1
;
In Hak CHOI
;
Young Chan KIM
;
Seung Kuk BAEK
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. mdskbaek@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lipoblastoma;
Neck mass;
Pediatrics
- MeSH:
Adenoma;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Dyspnea;
Extremities;
Horner Syndrome;
Humans;
Incidence;
Lipoblastoma;
Lipoma;
Liposarcoma;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neck;
Pediatrics;
Recurrence
- From:
Korean Journal of Head and Neck Oncology
2019;35(1):25-27
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor with 80–90% occurring in children less than 3 years of age and 40% occurring in children less than 1 year of age. The most common site of incidence is limb, and then trunk. Neck is the rare site of incidence. The main symptom that the patient complains about is a rapidly growing neck mass without pain. When the size of mass increases, it can cause dyspnea, Horner's syndrome. Lipoblastoma is usually diagnosed as a lipoma in the fine needle aspiration. Since it is not differentiated from lipoma, liposarcoma, and hibernating adenoma in CT and MRI, the definitive diagnosis is histologic diagnosis through surgical resection. The treatment is complete surgical resection. And recurrence rate is 9–25% due to incomplete resection. Authors report this case with a review of literatures since we experienced a case of lipoblastoma diagnosed histopathologically after surgical treatment of neck mass.
