title: Giant liposarcoma of the mesentery. Report of a case.
abstract: Liposarcomas represent the single most common type of soft tissue sarcoma. Its abdominal localization is rare, occurring in only 5% of cases. A 55 year old male was found to have a case of primary giant liposarcoma of the mesenterium with a maximum diameter of 40 cm and weight of 9 kg. Computed tomography revealed the presence of a large mass presenting a dishomogeneous density with an adipose component, probably of mesenteric origin. A xifopubic laparotomy confirmed the presence of a pedunculated growth originating from the mesentery. The mass was removed and the histopathological report noted a well differentiated sclerosing liposarcoma with the peritoneal liquid positive for malignant cells. Surgery currently represents the only possibly curative therapy for this type of tumour but close long-term follow up and accurate evaluation of the clinicopathologic parameters are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, U.O. Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. drcerullo@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerullo
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marrelli
authors.forename: Bernardino
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rampone
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perrotta
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roviello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery