title: Liposarcoma of the retropharyngeal space.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia. rgundelach@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Raefe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gundelach
authors.forename: Ramzan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coman
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: 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