[Intrapancreatic lipoma: a case report]

Pediatr Med Chir. 1993 Jul-Aug;15(4):397-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A rare case of asymptomatic pancreatic lipoma in an eleven-month-old child is presented. The abdominal mass was discovered occasionally during a grip episode. Preoperative tests proved the presence of a neoformation arising from the pancreas. It was multilobed, capsulated and located between colon transversus, spleen and stomach without infiltration of surrounding structures. The histological picture was that of a mature lipoma. The authors discuss the differential diagnosis versus other fat tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Lipoma / surgery
  • Male
  • Pancreas / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery