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Case Reports
. 2000 Jan;30(1):38-40.
doi: 10.1007/s002470050011.

Ruptured giant intrathoracic lipoblastoma in a 4-month-old infant: CT and MR findings

C H Park  1 , K I Kim, Y T Lim, S W Chung, C H Lee
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Case Reports

Ruptured giant intrathoracic lipoblastoma in a 4-month-old infant: CT and MR findings

C H Park et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2000 Jan.

Abstract

Background: We describe a 4-month-old infant with a ruptured intrathoracic lipoblastoma arising from the parietal pleura and associated with a pleural effusion.

Objective: The clinical presentation was rapidly evolving respiratory distress. The chest radiograph showed a large mass and a pleural effusion in the right thoracic cavity. CT demonstrated an inhomogeneous low-attenuation mass which was 7 cm in diameter and which showed areas of enhancement after intravenous contrast medium. MRI showed a fatty intrathoracic mass with intratumoral streaks and whorls, which were attributed to loose fibrovascular connective tissue on pathological examination.

Results: Thoracotomy and pathological examination revealed a ruptured intrathoracic lipoblastoma arising from the parietal pleura.

Conclusion: The pleural effusion might have suggested rupture of the tumour.

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