International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 7 , Pages 723-728 , July 2010

Pediatric lipoblastoma in the head and neck: A systematic review of 48 reported cases

  • Nguyen S. Pham

      Affiliations

    • University of California Davis Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, United States
    • ,
  • Brian Poirier

      Affiliations

    • University of California Davis Medical Center, Department of Pathology, United States
    • ,
  • Scott C. Fuller

      Affiliations

    • University of California Davis Medical Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, United States
    • ,
  • Arthur B. Dublin

      Affiliations

    • University of California Davis Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, United States
    • ,
  • Travis T. Tollefson

      Affiliations

    • University of California Davis Medical Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 7200, Sacramento, CA 95817, United States. Tel.: +1 916 734 8169; fax: +1 916 734 2347.

Received 18 January 2010 ,Revised 19 April 2010 ,Accepted 20 April 2010.

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PII: S0165-5876(10)00201-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.04.010

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 7 , Pages 723-728 , July 2010

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