Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine
Retroperitoneal Hibernoma Presenting as a Gastrointestinal Surgical Diagnostic Challenge: A Rare Benign Lipomatous Tumor and Literature Review
Por Fonseca GM, de Lima LGCA y Machado MCC.
Contenido en inglés
Resumen
Background
Hibernoma is an uncommon benign adipocytic neoplasm showing differentiation toward brown fat. Although it usually occurs in anatomical sites where residual brown adipose tissue persists, retroperitoneal involvement is particularly uncommon, with fewer than 60 cases reported.