Omental lipoblastoma in a child: Diagnosis based on CT density measurements
Date
2006
Authors
Soin S.
Andronikou S.
Lisle R.
Platt K.
Lakhoo K.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old girl presented with an abdominal mass which on CT was central and hypodense. Housefield units measured -60 which made the diagnosis of a fatty mass. The diagnosis of an omental lipoblastoma was confirmed after surgery on histology. Copyright © 2006 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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abdominal distension, abdominal mass, article, benign tumor, case report, child, clinical feature, diagnostic approach route, diagnostic imaging, diagnostic test, female, histopathology, human, human tissue, medical examination, omentum lipoblastoma, priority journal, surgical approach, tissue section, abdominal tumor, computer assisted tomography, lipoma, methodology, omentum, pathology, preschool child, radiography, Abdominal neoplasms, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Lipoma, Omentum, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
28
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28
1