title: Successful resection of a giant primary liposarcoma of the posterior mediastinum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiologic, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. beppemarulli@libero.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marulli
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rea
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feltracco
authors.forename: Fiorella
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giacometti
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rizzardi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vincenzo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sartori
mesh_terms: 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