title: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the small bowel mesentery presenting as a submucosal mass.
abstract: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is a variant of liposarcoma but with a more aggressive course. It occurs most commonly in the retroperitoneum and rarely in any other anatomical location. We describe a case of DDLPS arising from the small bowel mesentery presenting as submucosal mass of the small bowel. The current case is unusual as the tumor originated from the small bowel mesentery and a dedifferentiated component transmurally invaded the small bowel wall, including the small bowel submucosa.
authors.affiliation: Eun-Jung Cha, Department of Pathology, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University School of Medicine, Daejeon 302-718, South Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Cha