Well-differentiated abdominal liposarcoma: experience of a tertiary care center.
BACKGROUND
We presented abdominal liposarcoma cases diagnosed and managed in a tertiary care center and also conducted a literature review on main features of this tumor.


METHODS
Chart reviews of eight cases were conducted, and clinical, surgical, histopathological, and follow-up data were recorded.


RESULTS
Overall, complete surgical resection was performed with adjacent organ resection in 25% of cases, and radiotherapy was not administered. Recurrence was developed in only one case and died after 2 years and 3 months, and other cases are under follow-up without recurrence. Histopatological examinations revealed findings of well-differentiated liposarcoma.


CONCLUSIONS
According to our surgical experience, the surgical margin positivity may not be a determining factor for the survival of patients with well-differentiated liposarcoma, and in the absence of macroscopic invasion, adjacent organ resection may not be required. Radiotherapy may not be preferred when complete resection of abdominal mass was achieved.
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. karadayi@cumhuriyet.edu.tr.|The Division of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. karadayi@cumhuriyet.edu.tr.
Kursat
K
Karadayi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. dr_caglaryildiz@yahoo.com.
Caglar
C
Yildiz
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. karakussavas@yahoo.com.
Savas
S
Karakus
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. akurt@cumhuriyet.edu.tr.
Atilla
A
Kurt
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. birkan.bozkurt@gmail.com.
Birkan
B
Bozkurt
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. ssoylu@cumhuriyet.edu.tr.
Sinan
S
Soylu
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. acicekli@cumhuriyet.edu.tr.
Ayse A
AA
Cicekli
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. regilmez@cumhuriyet.edu.tr.
Reyhan
R
Egilmez
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey. dralicetin@yahoo.com.
Ali
A
Cetin
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