Why the study?
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma is rarely encountered on the chest wall, but is important to consider in the differential diagnosis and surgical planning of chest wall masses.
Highlights the importance of considering undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the differential diagnosis of chest wall masses for surgical planning.
Supports including undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in chest wall mass differentials; leaves open validation in larger cohorts.
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma or, as formerly called, malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a type of sarcoma which originates from fibroblast and histiocytic cells. It is the most common type of sarcoma among all soft tissue sarcomas in adults. Its most common site is the lower limb, followed by the upper limb and the retroperitoneum. It is rarely encountered on chest wall. In the differential diagnosis of masses on chest wall, it is important to consider undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in surgical planning. In this article, we report a male case with a giant undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma located above the right scapula.
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