Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma, an Atypical Lipomatous Tumor, of the Mesentery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma, an Atypical Lipomatous Tumor, of the Mesentery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Mesenteric liposarcoma is a rare neoplasm. Here, we report the case of a 73-year-old Japanese man with a well-differentiated (WD) liposarcoma of the mesentery. Due to rapid growth of the abdominal mass and abdominal insufficiency, a tumorectomy was performed. The excised tumor was 12.4 × 9.6 cm in s...

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Main Authors: Takashi Yuri, Takeshi Miyaso, Hiroaki Kitade, Kosho Takasu, Nobuaki Shikata, Hideho Takada, Airo Tsubura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Well-differentiated liposarcoma
Atypical lipomatous tumor
Mesentery
CD34
CDK4
MDM2
Androgen receptor
Immunohistochemistry
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