An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfully
Lipoma is one of the most common mesenchymal tumors, usually seen over the trunk and proximal portions of the extremities. However, giant lipomas are very rarely seen over the chest wall and axilla in children. In rural areas, patients usually do not bother to be treated, which leads to compl...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2012-04-01
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Lipoma is one of the most common mesenchymal tumors, usually seen over the trunk and proximal portions of the extremities. However, giant lipomas are very rarely seen over the chest wall and axilla in children. In rural areas, patients usually do not bother to be treated, which leads to complications, as seen in our case. Here, we report a rare case of a three-year-old child who presented with a large swelling on the right side of the anterior chest wall and in the axillary region. On histopathology, the diagnosis was lipoma. At the six-month follow-up, the child was normal without any complications. The clinical features, radiological and pathological findings and management of the lesion are discussed. If such a large tumor is not treated in a timely manner, it can cause respiratory discomfort or lead to malignancy.
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c8c6daa4bc14d7196f55907462dff8d2025-08-20T02:55:39ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212012-04-01542An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfullyRikki Singal0Manjit Singh JoraAmit MittalSamita GuptaBir SinghSudha Khurana KohliMilan VermaDepartment of Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haryana, India. Lipoma is one of the most common mesenchymal tumors, usually seen over the trunk and proximal portions of the extremities. However, giant lipomas are very rarely seen over the chest wall and axilla in children. In rural areas, patients usually do not bother to be treated, which leads to complications, as seen in our case. Here, we report a rare case of a three-year-old child who presented with a large swelling on the right side of the anterior chest wall and in the axillary region. On histopathology, the diagnosis was lipoma. At the six-month follow-up, the child was normal without any complications. The clinical features, radiological and pathological findings and management of the lesion are discussed. If such a large tumor is not treated in a timely manner, it can cause respiratory discomfort or lead to malignancy. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1619 |
| spellingShingle | Rikki Singal Manjit Singh Jora Amit Mittal Samita Gupta Bir Singh Sudha Khurana Kohli Milan Verma An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfully The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfully |
| title_full | An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfully |
| title_fullStr | An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfully |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfully |
| title_short | An unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child--managed successfully |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of giant extrathoracic tumor in a child managed successfully |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1619 |
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