Successful resection of a recurrent mediastinal liposarcoma invading the pericardium: report of a case.
Primary liposarcoma of the mediastinum is rare, but cases of recurrence have been reported in the English literature. We successfully resected a recurrent pericardial liposarcoma, detected 5 years after the initial resection of a liposarcoma of the anterior mediastinum invading the pericardium. Routine follow-up computed tomography showed the recurrence and suggested invasion of the pericardial cavity, which was supported by the findings of transesophageal ultrasonography. As cine-magnetic resonance imaging suggested that the tumor was resectable, an operation was performed. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of recurrent liposarcoma and showed clear surgical margins.
Noji
Takehiro
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Morikawa
Toshiaki
T
Kaji
Mitsuhito
M
Ohtake
Setsuyuki
S
Katoh
Hiroyuki
H
D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*