title: [Multifocal liposarcoma showing rapid growth in a short term: a case report].
abstract: We report a case of multifocal liposarcoma that showed rapid growth in a short term. A 65-year-old male was referred from a local doctor to our clinic with the chief complaint of abdominal fullness. Abdominal CT shows two huge tumors in the intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal space, and we diagnosed it as multifocal liposarcoma. Both tumors were resected. The surgical specimens of intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal masses were 20 x 10 cm and 12 x 8 cm in size, and 3.5 kg and 2.8 kg in weight, respectively. Histological diagnosis of both tumors was myxoid liposarcoma. However, the tumor recurred 4 months later, and two additional operations were required because of rapid growth. The patient died at 7 months after the first admission. The clinical outcome of myxoid liposarcoma is known to be better than other histological types, but it is very poor when the tumor appears multifocally.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nohara
authors.forename: Atsunari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawashimai
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagahara
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akai
authors.forename: Toshitsugu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okai
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed