Successful resection of a giant primary liposarcoma of the posterior mediastinum.
Primary liposarcomas of the mediastinum are extremely rare neoplasms, comprising less than 1% of all mediastinal tumors. These tumors occur most commonly in the lower extremities (75%) and less frequently in the retroperitoneum. We present a case involving a successful radical resection of a large myxoid liposarcoma and its recurrence, both located in the posterior mediastinum.
Marulli
Giuseppe
G
Department of Cardiologic, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. beppemarulli@libero.it
Rea
Federico
F
Feltracco
Paolo
P
Calabrese
Fiorella
F
Giacometti
Cinzia
C
Rizzardi
Giovanna
G
Vincenzo
Luigi
L
Sartori
Francesco
F
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012086:Reoperation; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed