ABSTRACT
Cephalic localization of liposarcoma is exceptional. We report three cases, in an 87-year-old patient with liposarcoma of the tongue, a 78-year-old patient with multiple recurrent liposarcoma of the orbit and a 42-year-old patient with ethmoido-orbital liposarcoma of metastasis origin. These three cases and a review of the literature were the basis of a summary of the incidence, the anatomic classification and therapeutic options for this type of liposarcomas.
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Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Liposarcoma/pathology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Ethmoid Sinus/pathology , Female , Humans , Liposarcoma/secondary , Male , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Orbital Neoplasms/pathology , Orbital Neoplasms/secondary , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/pathology , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/secondary , Tongue Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
Necrotizing fasciitis is a synergic infection, the chief causal agents of which are beta-hemolytic group A streptococci. The authors insistingly review the different aspects of this rare affection and stress the importance of emergent medical and surgical management, as the evolution of the disease is still often lethal.
