Primary liposarcoma of the omentum.
This report is of a 54 year old female with omental liposarcoma. Diagnosis was made by ultrasonography, computed tomography, angiography and operation. The patient was treated by surgical excision. The histological examination revealed that the tumour was round cell liposarcoma. This is the first report to our knowledge of round cell liposarcoma of the omentum.
Department of Internal Medicine, Ikeda Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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Y
Okajima
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Nishikawa
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M
Ohi
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Y
Fukumoto
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Kuroda
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H
Shimomukai
D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed