title: Giant gluteal lipoma-like liposarcoma: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liposarcoma is the second most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults with a peak incidence between the 4th and 6th decade of life and slight preponderance to the male gender. It originates from multipotential primitive mesenchymal cells, rather than mature adipose tissue.
  
  
  METHODS
  An unusual case of a rapidly growing giant lipoma-like liposarcoma of the left gluteal and perineal areas in a young male was presented. The patient was managed by wide local excision of the lesion and coverage with split thickness skin graft. The key issues surrounding the treatment of lipoma-like liposarcoma and literature review is discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For such unusual case of this particular rapidly growing tumor, a longer follow-up is needed to evaluate the outcome in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Al-Babtain Center for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Sabah Health area, Ibn-Sina Hospital, PO Box 1574, Mishref, 40179, State of Kuwait. mkshdt@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maitham
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.forename: Hisham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burezq
authors.forename: Rameshwar L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Moustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Kabany
authors.forename: Waddah
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eskaf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery