LIPOBLASTOMA OF THE FOOT

Lipoblastoma is an uncommon benign lipomatous soft tissue mass of chil dhood, occurring most commonly in children less than 3 years of age. W e present a case of lipoblastoma occurring in the foot of a 14-year-ol d boy and review the literature. The appearance of the mass on magneti c resonance Imaging (MRI) is illustrated and is correlated with the fi ndings at gross and microscopic pathological examination. A lobulated architecture, the presence of adipose tissue, thin nonenhancing septa, peripheral lobules of more immature and therefore less specific tissu e, and a peripheral pseudocapsule were evident on MRI and at pathologi cal examination.