Unilateral leg swelling: frequent symptom, rare diagnosis. A case of liposarcoma

Galina Balakirski; Claudio Cacchi; Ruth Knuechel-Clarke; Mosaad Megahed

doi:10.1684/ejd.2015.2604

July 1, 2015European Journal of Dermatology

Unilateral leg swelling: frequent symptom, rare diagnosis. A case of liposarcoma

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Population

73-year-old man with a history of mild cardiac and renal insufficiency and varicose veins of the leg, presenting with a 2.5-year history of right lower leg swelling

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Intervention

Diagnostic workup including ultrasonography and MRI

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Outcome

Diagnosis of the cause of unilateral leg swelling

Highlights liposarcoma as a rare but important differential diagnosis for chronic unilateral leg swelling.

Implication

Unilateral leg edema of unclear cause warrants malignancy workup; this case extends the differential for soft-tissue sarcomas.

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Unilateral leg swelling: frequent symptom, rare diagnosis. A case of liposarcoma

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