RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Liposarcoma of the chest wall. Transformation of dedifferentiated liposarcoma from a recurrent lipoma
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 901
OP 903
VO 33
IS 8
A1 Pinar Bicakcioglu
A1 Serpil D. Sak
A1 Abdullah I. Tastepe
YR 2012
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/33/8/901.abstract
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.