Liposarcoma of the colon: a case report.
A 52-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and hematochezia. A colonoscopy showed a polypoid mass in the descending colon. A left hemicolectomy revealed a well-differentiated liposarcoma forming a polypoid intraluminal mass and an ill-defined nodule in the adjacent mesocolon. She remained well 2 years later. A review of the literature revealed only 2 reported cases of colonic liposarcoma, 1 of the myxoid type, and the other of the pleomorphic type. Two other possible cases of well-differentiated liposarcoma of the colon were uncovered from the literature.
Department of Pathology, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, California 93720, USA.
Karl T K
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged