Lipofibromatosis: An Unusual Head and Neck Mass in the Paediatric Age Group

Authors

  • Yogender Singh Kadian Department of Paediatric Surgery Pt B D Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak, Haryana (India)
  • Kamal Nain Rattan Department of Paediatric Surgery Pt B D Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak, Haryana (India)
  • Shalini Aggarwal Department of Radiology Pt B D Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak, Haryana (India)
  • Shilpi Modi Department of Pathology Pt B D Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak, Haryana (India)
  • Rajnish Kalra Department of Pathology Pt B D Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Rohtak, Haryana (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v26i1.605

Keywords:

lipofibromatosis

Abstract

Objective: To describe a rare case of lipofibromatosis presenting as a head and neck mass in a

6-year-old child.

 

Method:

Design: Case Report

Setting: Tertiary Public General Hospital

Patient: One

 

Result: A six-year-old male child admitted with a large right head and neck region mass underwent

complete excision of a possible soft tissue neoplasm following investigations which included Fine

Needle Aspiration Cytology, Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography. Histopathological

examination yielded lipofibromatosis, a very rare lesion with a distinctive fibrofatty pattern. The

patient was well with no recurrence after three months of follow up.

 

Conclusion: Although lipofibromatosis is a rare lesion in children and has a predilection for distal

extremities, it may also present as a mass in the head and neck area. Complete surgical excision is

feasible and is the only treatment option available for this rare lesion

 

Keywords: lipofibromatosis

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Published

2011-06-27

How to Cite

1.
Kadian YS, Rattan KN, Aggarwal S, Modi S, Kalra R. Lipofibromatosis: An Unusual Head and Neck Mass in the Paediatric Age Group. Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 27 [cited 2024 Nov. 12];26(1):39-41. Available from: https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/605

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2011): Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Section

Case Reports

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