title: Metastatic liposarcoma of the brain: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 74-year-old woman presented with an acute left hemiplegia. CT demonstrated an irregular mass in the right parietal region of the brain. Two years previously, she had undergone wide local excision of a liposarcoma from her thigh. Craniotomy was performed and the lesion removed. Subsequent histology confirmed a liposarcoma. The brain is an exceptionally rare site of first recurrence of a liposarcoma. This case report presents a pathological rarity and briefly reviews the literature relevant to clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Southern General Hospital NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013848:Thigh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed