MRI features of lipoblastoma: differentiating from other palpable lipomatous tumor in pediatric patients

Received 18 August 2009; accepted 2 November 2009. published online 11 January 2010.
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of lipoblastomas in pediatric patients and to differentiate them from other palpable benign lipomatous tumors. The relatively specific MRI features of nonenhancing cystic change and enhancing soft tissue nodules seen in lipoblastoma may help to differentiate it from other types of lipomatous tumor in pediatric patients.

Keywords: MRI, Lipoblastoma, Children, Lipomatous tumor, Myxoma

a Department of Radiology, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung 241, Taiwan, Republic of China

b Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Gong Road, Nei-Hu, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Republic of China

c Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Gong Road, Nei-Hu, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Republic of China

Corresponding author. Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Gong Road, Nei-Hu, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Republic of China. Tel.: +886 2 87927244; fax: +886 2 87927245.

PII: S0899-7071(09)00318-0

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.11.009