Liposarcoma: a soft tissue tumor with many presentations

Liposarcoma is an uncommon connective tissue tumor arising from lipoblast cells. The lesion is located in body soft parts and rarely arises from the bones. The tumors are variable in presentation ranging from benign well-differentiated tumors to myxoid and round cell-dedifferentiated and pleomorphic...

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Published in:Musculoskeletal surgery 2014-12, Vol.98 (3), p.171-177
Main Authors: Mankin, H. J., Mankin, K. P., Harmon, D. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Humans
Liposarcoma - diagnosis
Liposarcoma - therapy
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metastasis
Orthopedics
Review
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnosis
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - therapy
Surgical Orthopedics
Survival Analysis
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Summary:Liposarcoma is an uncommon connective tissue tumor arising from lipoblast cells. The lesion is located in body soft parts and rarely arises from the bones. The tumors are variable in presentation ranging from benign well-differentiated tumors to myxoid and round cell-dedifferentiated and pleomorphic forms which can present with metastases. The lesions are most often treated by surgical resection. Chemotherapy and radiation may be added to the treatment of the more malignant variants with some success.
ISSN:2035-5106
2035-5114
DOI:10.1007/s12306-014-0332-1