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Lipoblastomatosis: case report and review of the literature
Jonathan J Dutton1, George K Escaravage, Amy M Fowler
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7040, USA. Jonathan_dutton@med.unc.edu
Purpose:
To describe an unusual presentation of lipoblastomatosis and review the existing literature on lipoblastomatosis and lipoblastoma.
Methods:
Case report and literature review.
Results:
A 9-year-old girl was originally diagnosed as having preseptal cellulitis. After failure of systemic therapy, a CT scan showed a mass in the orbit. Biopsy of the lesion confirmed the presence of lipoblastomatosis, consisting of immature lipoblasts admixed with more-mature adipocytes.
Conclusions:
Lipoblastomatosis is a rare benign diffuse lipomatous tumor of embryonal fat that is uncommonly found in the head and face of children.
