Primary mediastinal liposarcoma - computed tomography and pathological findings: a case report

Liposarcomas are the most common soft tissue sarcoma of adults, and primary mediastinal liposarcomas are rare. We present a case of a 50-year-old man with primary mediastinal liposarcoma without any invasion into the surrounding structures, such as the esophagus, trachea, or left atrium of the heart...

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Autores principales: Thomaz, Fabiana Barroso, Marchiori, Edson, Guimarães, Anderson Nassar, de Magalhães, Isabela Fernandes, Magalhães, Fabio Vargas, Gonçalves, Letícia Pereira, Domingues, Romeu Cortes
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918396
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8703
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Sumario:Liposarcomas are the most common soft tissue sarcoma of adults, and primary mediastinal liposarcomas are rare. We present a case of a 50-year-old man with primary mediastinal liposarcoma without any invasion into the surrounding structures, such as the esophagus, trachea, or left atrium of the heart. Following surgical removal of the liposarcoma, the patient has had no recurrence after one year. Surgical removal is the treatment of choice for a mediastinal liposarcoma; however, careful long-term follow-up is necessary because the recurrence rate is very high.

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