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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(04): 270-273
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.90686
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Presacral hibernoma: Radiologic-pathologic correlation

Amit Pandya
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Ashish P Wasnik
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Abstract

Hibernoma is a rare benign tumor of brown fat origin. It is found in locations where brown adipose tissue is present in the fetus. These locations include the neck, axilla, thorax, and extremities. Retroperitoneal hibernoma is an extremely rare site of presentation. We present a rare case of presacral hibernoma. Preoperative embolization of this highly vascular tumor was performed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a presacral hibernoma in the English literature.

Keywords

Brown fat tumor - computed tomography - hibernoma - presacral mass


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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