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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 9/2006

01-09-2006 | Case Report

MRI findings of an intermuscular lipoma in a 2-year-old

Authors: Lindsey Grandbois, Aruna Vade, Jennifer Lim-Dunham, Hytham Al-Masri

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 9/2006

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Abstract

We report the MRI findings of a large deep intermuscular lipoma in a 2-year-old child with a painless palpable shoulder mass, and its differentiation from liposarcoma and other soft-tissue masses. To our knowledge, the imaging features of deep lipomas in children have not been reported.
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Metadata
Title
MRI findings of an intermuscular lipoma in a 2-year-old
Authors
Lindsey Grandbois
Aruna Vade
Jennifer Lim-Dunham
Hytham Al-Masri
Publication date
01-09-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 9/2006
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0227-x

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