Liposarcoma of the retropharyngeal space.
Liposarcoma is a common soft tissue malignancy that occurs infrequently in the head and neck. Liposarcoma of the retropharynx is exceptionally rare, only four cases being described in the literature. We present a case in which retropharyngeal liposarcoma occurred in a patient who had had multiple previous subcutaneous lipomas excised. This paper explores this very unusual presentation and discusses the difficulties in the diagnosis and management of this rare tumour.
Gundelach
Raefe
R
Department of Otolaryngology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia. rgundelach@hotmail.com
Ullah
Ramzan
R
Coman
Scott
S
Campbell
Kate
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed