Acute Respiratory Distress Caused by a Giant Mediastinal Lipoblastoma in a 16-Month-old Boy

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor arising from embryonic fat; it occurs mainly in the extremities and almost exclusively in infants and children younger than 3 years. We present a case of giant mediastinal lipoblastoma in a 16-month-old boy who presented with acute respiratory distress. The mass w...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 92; no. 6; pp. e119 - e120
Main Authors Benato, Cristiano, MD, Falezza, Giovanni, MD, Lonardoni, Alessandro, MD, Magnanelli, Giovanni, MD, Ricci, Michela, MD, Gilioli, Eliana, MD, Calabrò, Francesco, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.12.2011
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Humans
Infant
Lipoma - complications
Lipoma - pathology
Lipoma - surgery
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms - complications
Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology
Mediastinal Neoplasms - surgery
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - etiology
Surgery
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Summary:Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor arising from embryonic fat; it occurs mainly in the extremities and almost exclusively in infants and children younger than 3 years. We present a case of giant mediastinal lipoblastoma in a 16-month-old boy who presented with acute respiratory distress. The mass was completely excised through a left posterolateral thoracotomy. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the pathologic final diagnosis was lipoblastoma. Although extremely rare, mediastinal lipoblastoma can be life threatening; therefore, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal mass in younger subjects.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.019