Surgical resection of a giant primary liposarcoma of the anterior mediastinum

This case describes the incidental finding and surgical removal of an 1.8-kg liposarcoma in the anterior mediastinum. These tumors are very rare and would normally present with symptoms of intrathoracic compression; however, this patient was completely asymptomatic. The case presentation and treatme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mani, Vishnu R., Ofikwu, Godwin, Safavi, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4583608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26410831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv126
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Sumario:This case describes the incidental finding and surgical removal of an 1.8-kg liposarcoma in the anterior mediastinum. These tumors are very rare and would normally present with symptoms of intrathoracic compression; however, this patient was completely asymptomatic. The case presentation and treatment rationale are described along with a brief review of existing literature.

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