Hibernoma

Hibernome are congenital tumors of brown adipose tissue of the skin, such as on the buttocks, back or neck, similarity with the Hibernationsdrüse the hibernators. They consist of large vacuolar, glycogen and phospholipid -rich cells. Brown fat is occasionally areally to the little infant in the back to find the kidneys and the aorta. When Hibernoma are rare benign tumors with growth trend. Often the Hibernoma is asymptomatic.

Therapy

The surgical removal of a Hibernoms is recommended, although no malignant changes were observed. When complete resection no recurrence has been described. Hibernome are in the PET diagnostics an important differential diagnosis because they usually show a signal behavior similar to malignant tumors.