Diaphragmatic lipoma in a 4-year-old girl: a case report

A lipoma of the diaphragm is extremely rare. Although most congenital diaphragmatic lipomas are encountered in middle or old age because of their typical asymptomatic nature, none have been reported in patients younger than 14 years. We report the case of a large diaphragmatic lipoma in a 4-year-old...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2006, Vol.41 (1), p.e37-e39
Main Authors: Cheon, Joon Sung, You, Young Kyoung, Kim, Jeong Goo, Lee, Dong Ho, Park, Kuhn, Ahn, Chang Joon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Diaphragm - pathology
Diaphragm - surgery
Female
Humans
Lipoma - congenital
Lipoma - surgery
Muscle Neoplasms - congenital
Muscle Neoplasms - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A lipoma of the diaphragm is extremely rare. Although most congenital diaphragmatic lipomas are encountered in middle or old age because of their typical asymptomatic nature, none have been reported in patients younger than 14 years. We report the case of a large diaphragmatic lipoma in a 4-year-old patient.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.069