Primary liposarcoma of the lung in a young woman.
A primary liposarcoma of the lung occurred in an 18 year old girl, the first to be reported in anyone under 40. Though rare, intrathoracic liposarcoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion in younger patients.
Ruiz-Palomo
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Service of Clinical Pathology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Calleja
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Fogue
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D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology