Open AccessCervical Lipoblastoma in a Child: An Extremely Rare Localisation
Author(s) -
Hicham Lyoubi
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47363/jprsr/2020(1)105
Subject(s) - lipoblastoma , medicine , trunk , clavicle , head and neck , upper trunk , anatomy , radiology , surgery , brachial plexus , lipoma , ecology , biology
Lipoblastoma is a benign neoplasm, which occurs usually in infants and children less than 3 years. It is usually seen on the trunk and on the limbs and rarely in the head and neck. In our case, a child of age 9 months presented with a cervical lower left mass. The mass extends from the upper edge of the clavicle to the left side of the hyoid bone.