Abstract
We reviewed 138 benign body-surface tumors in children under the age of 16 years that were surgically resected at the Medical Center for Sick Children, Fukuoka City, from 1980 to 1987. The male-to-female ratio was 0.81, and 60% of the patients were less than 3 years old. Hemangioma was the commonest tumor and was followed by lymphangioma, dermoid and epidermoid tumors, pilomatrixoma, and lipoma. A total of 46% of the tumors were found on the scalp, face, and neck. Lipomas were distributed evenly over the body and had the largest mean diameter. This study describes some of the characteristics of benign body-surface tumors in children.
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Department of Pediatric Surger, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maedashi 3-1-1, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812, Japan
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Kubota, M., Nagasaki, A. & Ohgami, H. Benign body-surface tumors in children. Pediatr Surg Int 7, 34–36 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00180999
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