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Pediatric cervicomediastinal hibernoma: a case report
Christopher A Guidry1, Eugene D McGahren, Bradley M Rodgers
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Virginia Department of Surgery, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|January 22, 2013
Summary
Hibernoma, a rare benign brown fat tumor, can present as a cervicomediastinal mass. Surgical resection offers a complete cure for this lipomatous tumor.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Pathology
- Surgical Oncology
Background:
- Hibernoma is a rare lipomatous tumor originating from brown fat.
- While typically benign, hibernomas can cause symptoms due to compression of adjacent structures.
- Commonly found in the thigh, hibernomas can occur wherever fetal brown fat is present.
