PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bicakcioglu, Pinar
AU  - Sak, Serpil D.
AU  - Tastepe, Abdullah I.
TI  - Liposarcoma of the chest wall. Transformation of dedifferentiated liposarcoma from a recurrent lipoma
DP  - 2012 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 901--903
VI  - 33
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/33/8/901.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/33/8/901.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2012 Aug 01; 33
AB  - Liposarcoma is the second most common soft tissue sarcoma after malignant fibrous histiocytoma in adults. It is frequently found in the extremities and retroperitoneum; rarely it can be seen in the chest wall. We report a rare case of giant liposarcoma originating from the chest wall representing a transformation of a relapsing lipoma in the same region. We performed chest wall resection, reconstruction with latissimus dorsi muscle transposition via posterolateral thoracotomy. The patient received 4 series of adjuvant chemotherapy after the postoperative diagnosis of dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The patient had no postoperative complication and has remained disease-free for 30 months.