[Diagnostic procedure and surgical treatment of lipoblastoma in children. Own experience].

Three cases of surgical treatment of the right supraclavicular fossa lipoblastoma in a 9-year-old boy, the mesentery lipoblastoma in a 13-month-old boy and retroperitoneal space lipoblastoma in a 6-month-old boy are presented. Deformity of supraclavicular fossa in the first patient, abdomen circumference enlargement in the second and right abdomen deformity in the third patient were the only symptoms. The above mentioned symptoms lasted respectively 5, 3 months and 7 days. X-rays and sonography examinations showed the presence of solid capsuled mass of tabular structure each time. CT scans in patient with mesentery lipoblastoma revealed additionally a fat-like tissue of the tumour (CT examination in the third patient gave suspicion of lipopblastoma). All tumours were surgically removed - they had tabular structure and were capsuled. The diameters were respectively: 6.5 x 6x 4 cm, 20 x 16 x 9 cm and 13x16x6 cm. This is to emphasize that the results of preoperative examinations as far as size, borders and tabular character of both tumours were very accurate when compared with intraoperative picture. No postoperative complications were noted. The follow-up recheck period is 2 years in the first, 9 months in the second and I day in the third case. All boys are well.