LIPOBLASTOMA - AN EMBRYONAL TUMOR OF SOFT-TISSUE RELATED TO ORGANOGENESIS

The concept of embryomas or blastomas of connective tissues is difficu lt to define because of the usual association with a complex organ and typically malignant behavior. In the soft tissues, lipoblastoma is an example of a lesion which has a well-defined relationship to embryoni c white fat and a capacity for differentiation. Its clinical behavior, however, is benign. This review discusses lipoblastoma in detail as a n example of mesenchymal blastoma. Other potential mesenchymal blastom as and other primitive tumors of soft tissue with a capacity for diffe rentiation are also mentioned. Copyright (C) 1994 by W.B. Saunders Com pany