A large retroperitoneal lipoblastoma as an incidental finding: a case report
Elena Gerhard-Hartmann and colleagues from the Department of Pathology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany studied a case of a large retroperitoneal lipoblastoma of a 2-year-old infant and have recently observed that lipoblastoma should be included in the differential diagnoses of retroperitoneal tumors in infants and children.
The study is published in the BMC Pediatrics.
Lipoblastoma is a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm of infancy that most commonly occurs on the extremities and trunk but can arise at variable sites of the body. Retroperitoneal lipoblastomas are particularly rare but can grow to enormous size, and preoperative diagnosis is difficult with diverse, mostly malignant differential diagnoses that would lead to aggressive therapy.
Since lipoblastoma is a benign tumor that has an excellent prognosis after resection, correct diagnosis is crucial.
Hence, the authors studied a case report of a 24-month old infant who presented with a large retroperitoneal tumor that was clinically suspicious of a malignant tumor. Due to proximity to the right kidney, clinically most probably a nephroblastoma or clear cell sarcoma of the kidney was suspected.
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