title: Giant dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the right hemifacial area involving the oral cavity.
abstract: Although liposarcoma is a reasonably common soft tissue sarcoma in adults, its occurrence within the head and neck region is very rare. The following report presents the case of a giant dedifferentiated liposarcoma initially located in the temporal region and then extending to the entire right maxillofacial region. Clinical as well as histopathological features and therapeutic approaches of dedifferentiated liposarcoma are discussed, and a literature review is presented.
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stomeo
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bianchini
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciorba
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedriali
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pelucchi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pastore
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D056739:Pterygopalatine Fossa / Q000473:pathology; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000473:pathology