title: Successful resection of a huge mediastinal liposarcoma extended to the bilateral thorax.
abstract: Liposarcoma arising in the mediastinum is extremely rare. Herein we present a case of a 47-year-old man with a huge posterior mediastinal tumor that extended to the bilateral thorax. The patient underwent a complete resection of the tumor and experienced an uneventful recovery. Postoperative pathology finally revealed liposarcoma. The patient underwent follow-up for 25 months, during which time no recurrence was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China; Department of Thoracic Surgery Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College Guiyang China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
authors.forename: Chengwu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
authors.forename: Jiandong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
authors.forename: Chenglin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
authors.forename: Lunxu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Liposarcoma; mediastinum; radiotherapy; surgery