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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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Grandbois, L., Vade, A., Lim-Dunham, J. et al. MRI findings of an intermuscular lipoma in a 2-year-old. Pediatr Radiol 36, 974–976 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0227-x
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