Lipoblastoma in Gluteus of a 5-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report
Jorge Villacis Guaranda1* and Enrique Zea Salazar2
1Pediatric surgeon, Hospital ClinicaAlcivary, Hospital del dia Efren Jurado Lopez, IESS, Ecuador.
2Pediatric surgeon, Omni Hospital, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Jorge Villacis Guaranda, Pediatric surgeon, Hospital ClinicaAlcivary Hospital del dia Efren Jurado Lopez, IESS, Ecuador, Email: drvillacisguaranda@hotmail.com.
Received: August 25, 2022 Published: September 15, 2022
Abstract
We present the case of a 5-year-old girl with a deforming tumor in the right gluteus of more than 3 years of evolution, in the first instance suspected of a Type IV sacrococcygeal teratoma according to the Altman classification, after surgical resection and the result of pathology, corresponded to a benign lipoblastoma, frequently located in extremities, this case is presented due to its rare location and because it is an underdiagnosed tumor.
Keywords: Lipoblastoma, soft tissue tumor, embrionic fat tissue, citogenetic, chilhood tumor.
Citation: Villacis J, Zea E. “Lipoblastoma in Gluteus of a 5-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report”. SVOA Paediatrics 2022, 1:5, 106-108.