An unusual case of giant primary mediastinal liposarcoma.
Primary liposarcomas of the mediastinum are extremely rare. They have a dramatic clinical course. An unusual case of a giant primary liposarcoma of the mediastinum in a 49-year-old female is described. In spite of the tumor size the patient's only symptom was dry cough. Chest X-ray and CT showed a huge mass in the left pleural cavity. A radical procedure was performed with removal of a giant 25 x 31 cm soft fatty tumor. Pathology showed liposarcoma. The postoperative course was uneventful and follow-up examination after 12 months showed no recurrence of the disease.
Gasiorowski
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Thoracic Surgery, KM Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. luke_gas@hotmail.com
Dyszkiewicz
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Piwkowski
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D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed