title: Radiological-pathological correlation of pleomorphic liposarcoma of the anterior mediastinum in a 17-year-old girl.
abstract: Liposarcoma is a soft-tissue sarcoma typically seen in adults. It is extremely rare in children. It most often occurs in the extremities or in the retroperitoneum. We present a very rare case of an anterior mediastinal liposarcoma of the pleomorphic subtype in a 17-year-old girl, along with radiological and pathological correlation. The location, patient age and histological subtype are exceedingly uncommon for this tumor.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Santa Cruz, 70 Pinto Lane, Novato, CA 94947, USA. maysa08@aol.com
authors.forename: Maysa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plett
authors.forename: Grace E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daldrup-Link
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Courtier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013223:Statistics as Topic
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