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Fabiana Barroso Thomaz1, Edson Marchiori, Anderson Nassar Guimarães, Isabela Fernandes de Magalhães, Fabio Vargas Magalhães, Letícia Pereira Gonçalves, Romeu Cortes Domingues.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19918396 PMCID: PMC2769466 DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8703
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cases J ISSN: 1757-1626