[69 year-old patient with opaque hemithorax on the right side].
Liposarcomas are the most common sarcomas in adults. Mediastinal occurrence is very rare. We report on a 69 year-old man with a huge tumor in the right pleural cavity leading to a complete atelectasis of the right lung. The tumor could be completely resected. Histology showed a well-differentiated liposarcoma of the mediastinum. One year after resection there was no evidence for local recurrence or metastatic spread.
Fuchs
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Medizinische Klinik 1 mit Poliklinik, Universitätsklinik Erlangen-Nürnberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen. florian.fuchs@med1.imed.uni-erlangen.de
Wiest
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Hahn
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Rupprecht
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*