Imaging features of Lipoblastoma

Farida Mohsin Ambusaidi; Latifa Al-Mammari; Yahya Al-Brashdi; Ruqaiya Mubarak Al-Shamsi

doi:10.1016/j.ijpam.2021.05.004

Imaging features of Lipoblastoma

Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2022 Mar;9(1):69-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2021.05.004. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

Authors

Farida Mohsin Ambusaidi¹, Latifa Al-Mammari², Yahya Al-Brashdi³, Ruqaiya Mubarak Al-Shamsi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Radiology Department Ibri Hospital, P.O. Box 46, 516, Ibri, Oman.
² Ibri Hospital, Ibri, Oman.
³ PRoyal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
⁴ Department Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

Abstract

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor found in infants and young children. It presents as an enlarging mass commonly observed in extremities, trunk, head and neck regions. Imaging features include a hyper-echoic mass on ultrasound, heterogonous fat density lesion on CT scan with enhancing septations and no calcification, and high T1 signal mass that drops the signal intensity on fat suppression MRI images. Total excision of such lesion is the treatment of choice, and follow-up is recommended to rule out recurrence.

Keywords: Adipose tissue; Fat suppressed mass; Hyperechoic mass; Lipoblastoma; Lipoblastomatosis; Lipoma.