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A Cheek Mass in a 5-Year-Old Child
Claire Abijay1, Stanton Miller2, Timothy Booth3
1UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA.
Objectives:
To describe the management of a 5-year old female with a painless, mobile cheek mass.
Methods:
A retrospective chart review of presentation, imaging, pathology and management.
Results:
Magnetic resonance imaging showed a heterogenous mass with solid and lipomatous components. The mass was a lipoblastoma on histopathology and was excised completely with no evidence of recurrence.
Conclusions:
The diagnosis and management of a cheek mass in a child is challenging. Imaging is important but not diagnostic. Surgical excision is the primary management of a lipoblastoma.
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