Cervical hibernoma and lipoblastomatosis

Lipoblastoma and lipoblastomatosis are rare benign soft-tissue tumoral lesions resembling fetal adipose tissue. A total of 16 cases of lipoblastoma of the neck were reported in the literature, and only 3 were described in the posterior side of the neck. Hibernoma is a rare benign adipose tumor compo...

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Published in:Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2013-01, Vol.11 (1), p.111-113
Main Authors: Nardi, Carlos Eduardo Molinari, Barreto, Leonardo, Carvalho, Leda Viegas de, Guimarães, André Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology
Humans
Infant
Lipoblastoma - pathology
Lipoma - pathology
Male
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Summary:Lipoblastoma and lipoblastomatosis are rare benign soft-tissue tumoral lesions resembling fetal adipose tissue. A total of 16 cases of lipoblastoma of the neck were reported in the literature, and only 3 were described in the posterior side of the neck. Hibernoma is a rare benign adipose tumor composed of brown fat cells and only about ten cases occurring in the cervical area have been reported. We reported two rare cases of adipose tissue tumors. The first case was a male infant aged 12 months who had a cervical mass on the posterior side of the neck. He underwent a complete resection of the lesion and the pathologic study revealed lipoblastomatosis. The second case was a 36-year-old man with an anterior cervical mass, which moved with swallowing. A resection was made and the histological analysis showed hibernoma.
ISSN:1679-4508
2317-6385
DOI:10.1590/S1679-45082013000100020