Cervical lipoblastomatosis with intraspinal extension and transformation to mature fat in a child

✍ Scribed by Ann-Christine Duhaime; Jane Chatten; Luis Schut; Lucy Rorke

• Book ID: 104695782
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 913 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0256-7040
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00271830

✦ Synopsis

Lipoblastomas are benign tumors of embryonic fat that occur in the pediatric population and may be infiltrating. We report the case of a mature intraspinal cervical lipoma in a 4-year-old girl who had undergone partial resection of a cervical lipoblastoma in infancy. The histology, differential diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of lipoblastoma are discussed.