Successful outcome following resection of a pancreatic liposarcoma with solitary metastasis.
Liposarcomas are rare soft tissue tumors, commonly affecting the lower limbs and less commonly the retroperitoneum. Although other organs can be affected, the pancreas is one of the rarest, and metastasis at presentation has never been reported. We describe the case of a 76-year-old gentleman presenting with abdominal pain and an abdominal mass. Imaging confirmed a primary tumor in the body and tail of the pancreas, with a metastatic deposit in the mesentery adjacent to the second part of the duodenum. Biopsy confirmed a liposarcoma, and subsequently a complete surgical excision was achieved. He then received adjuvant radiotherapy and has remained disease free for the next 26 mo.
Dodo
I M
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Department of Academic Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom.
Adamthwaite
J A
JA
Jain
P
P
Roy
A
A
Guillou
P J
PJ
Menon
K V
KV
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome