A sarcoma of thymic stroma with features of liposarcoma.
A case of recurrent sarcoma arising from the stroma of the thymus and having the microscopic features of well-differentiated and pleomorphic liposarcoma is presented. No previous reference was found in the literature to this tumor type, which could be viewed as the malignant counterpart of thymolipoma.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure