Massive dedifferentiated thigh liposarcoma growing for 10 years and extending into the retroperitoneum: a case report

Figure 1.. The patient’s pre-operative photo and the patient’s clinical photo. A left thigh tumor 30 × 30 cm in size can be seen (a). Magnetic resonance imaging of the thigh is showing heterogeneous mass with fat content on the ventral side of the left thigh that is compressing the upper leg muscles (B). Computed tomography image of the abdomen and pelvis is showing the formation occupying a large part of the left hemiabdomen. Also, the tumor is compressing the descending colon to the right and is reaching the kidney which is pushed cranially (C).

Figure 2.. Photograph of the surgical site at the end of the surgery.

Figure 3.. Photograph of the specimen taken intraoperatively. The specimen measured 48 × 33 × 22 cm and weighed 15 kg.