Lipoma is the most common mesenchymal tumors that accounts for about 6% of all soft-tissue tumors in children. The lesion size is usually around 1-2 cm that rarely reaches the bigger diameter. A 14-month-old baby girl was brought to our clinic for a progressively growing lesion on the left shoulder. The lesion started 4 months ago, and then was rapidly growing that caused pain and movement restriction. On the same site, there was a scar of BCG vaccination. The clinical and histopathological findings of the lesion were consistent with lipoma. The lesion was totally resected with no recurrence within 12 months. There are several complications related to BCG vaccination. However, the occurrence of lipoma on BCG vaccine caused scar has not been reported in literature. We reported this case because of its rarity and to emphasize that lipoma can present as a giant lesion in child.
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Cutan Ocul Toxicol
March 2012
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Lipoma is the most common mesenchymal tumors that accounts for about 6% of all soft-tissue tumors in children. The lesion size is usually around 1-2 cm that rarely reaches the bigger diameter. A 14-month-old baby girl was brought to our clinic for a progressively growing lesion on the left shoulder.
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February 2000
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey.
This prospective study evaluated 382 pediatric patients with peripheral lymphadenopathy (LA) presenting at the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Departments of Social Security Children's Hospital and Gazi University Medical Faculty Hospital. The ages of the patients ranged between 2 months and 16 years (median 7 years); 72% of the patients were male. Of the 382 patients, 138 had localized LA (a single anatomic area involved), 171 had limited LA (two or three areas involved), and 73 had generalized LA (four or more anatomic areas involved).
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