title: Thoracic liposarcoma: resection and chest wall reconstruction.
abstract: Liposarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of mesodermal origin derived from adipose tissue. It most often originates in the extremities and retroperitoneum, and less frequently in the head and neck. Liposarcoma involving the chest wall is extremely rare with few reported cases. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment, and complete resection is the major factor influencing survival. We describe the case of a 65-year-old man diagnosed with a dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the chest wall, who underwent radical resection and chest wall reconstruction with a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain andresobca@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Gerardo Andrés Obeso
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Montserrat Blanco
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Gonzalo De Castro
authors.initials: Gde C
authors.lastname: Parga
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Eva María Garcia
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Fontan
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel Angel Cañizares
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carretero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Liposarcoma; soft tissue neoplasms; thoracic wall