A giant mesenteric lipoblastoma in an 18-month old infant: A case report and review of the literature
Infantile lipoma (or lipoblastoma) of the mesentery is an extremely rare benign tumor of embryonal fat, with 15 cases reported in the English literature until today and only three of them arise from the ileum mesentery. We report an 18-month old boy presenting with a palpable intraabdominal mass ari...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
|
| Series: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2011;volume=8;issue=3;spage=320;epage=323;aulast=Gentimi |