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Perineal lipoma in a neonate
Y Ogasawara1, M Ichimiya, S Nomura
1Department of Dermatology and Biomolecular Sensing, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
The Journal of Dermatology
|May 15, 2001
Abstract:
Although lipoma is a subcutaneous tumor most commonly found on the trunk in adults, it is very rare in neonates. The histopathological findings show an encapsulated tumor containing normal fat cells. We report a 3-month-old female newborn with lipoma in the perineal region. The tumor was 4 cm in diameter, which histopathologically showed non-encapsulated lobules composed of fat cells without cellular atypia. There were no genital abnormalities. The tumor was easily removed while the patient was under general anesthesia.