Labial Lipoblastoma in an Infant: An Uncommon Tumor at an Uncommon Site

Lipoblastoma and lipoblastomatosis are benign fatty tumors of soft tissues that are unique to childhood. Occurrence of lipoblastoma in the labial region is infrequent and can cause diagnostic dilemma. Awareness about this entity is important to avoid hazardous treatment in young children. Here, we p...

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Autores principales: Mukherjee, Raktim, Bhattacharyya, Sanghamitra, Chatterjee, Uttara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10569278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37842210
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_70_23
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Sumario:Lipoblastoma and lipoblastomatosis are benign fatty tumors of soft tissues that are unique to childhood. Occurrence of lipoblastoma in the labial region is infrequent and can cause diagnostic dilemma. Awareness about this entity is important to avoid hazardous treatment in young children. Here, we present a case of labial lipoblastoma in a 2-year-old child along with its differential diagnosis.

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