Giant Liposarcoma Arising in the Mesentery
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
;
: 366-368, 2003.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
A liposarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults with an incidence of betwen 9.8 and 16% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Among the various histological types, a dedifferentiated liposarcoma has rarely been reported. We experienced a case of a giant 7 kg dedifferentiated liposarcoma arising in the mesentery of a 57-year old male patient. Abdominal computed tomography showed a huge lipoid mass occupying the whole abdomen. A surgical excision was carried out. Histologically, the tumor was composed of a well-differentiated liposarcomatous area and a leiomyosarcoma-like dedifferentiated area. The authors reviewed the prognostic factors and treatments for a liposarcoma.
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Main subject:
Sarcoma
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Incidence
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Abdomen
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Liposarcoma
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Mesentery
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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