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Case Reports

Lipoblastoma: A Rare Mediastinal Tumor

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
^b Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Accepted for publication March 11, 2009.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Alsmady, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Jordan, PO Box 2086, Aljbiha, Amman, 11941, Jordan (Email: moaath5{at}yahoo.com).

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor of embryonal fat that occurs almost exclusively in infants and children less than age 3. It is a benign tumor with a high recurrence rate. We present a case of mediastinal lipoblastoma in a 21-month-old girl who presented with respiratory infection and progressive dyspnea. Complete surgical excision of the mass was achieved through a lateral thoracotomy. Her postoperative course was uneventful and the histopathologic examination proved that the mass was a lipoblastoma. We emphasize that this rare mediastinal tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis of infants having a mediastinal mass.

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