Abstract
Lipoblastomas are benign tumors of embryonic fat that occur in the pediatric population and may be infiltrating. We report the case of a mature intraspinal cervical lipoma in a 4-year-old girl who had undergone partial resection of a cervical lipoblastoma in infancy. The histology, differential diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of lipoblastoma are discussed.
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Duhaime, AC., Chatten, J., Schut, L. et al. Cervical lipoblastomatosis with intraspinal extension and transformation to mature fat in a child. Child's Nerv Syst 3, 304–306 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271830
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