Singal Rikki, Jora Manjit Singh, Mittal Amit, Gupta Samita, Singh Bir, Kohli Sudha Khurana, Verma Milan
Department of Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haryana, India.
Turk J Pediatr. 2012 Mar-Apr;54(2):191-3.
Lipoma is one of the most common mesenchymal tumors, usually seen over the trunk and proximal portions of the extremities. However, giant lipomas are very rarely seen over the chest wall and axilla in children. In rural areas, patients usually do not bother to be treated, which leads to complications, as seen in our case. Here, we report a rare case of a three-year-old child who presented with a large swelling on the right side of the anterior chest wall and in the axillary region. On histopathology, the diagnosis was lipoma. At the six-month follow-up, the child was normal without any complications. The clinical features, radiological and pathological findings and management of the lesion are discussed. If such a large tumor is not treated in a timely manner, it can cause respiratory discomfort or lead to malignancy.
