Key result
Complete surgical resection of a huge posterior mediastinal liposarcoma yields no recurrence at 25 months.
Case Report (n=1)
Complete surgical resection of a giant mediastinal liposarcoma is feasible and can result in favorable mid-term outcomes without recurrence.
Complete resection appears feasible for rare mediastinal liposarcoma; leaves open optimal management and surveillance strategies.
Liposarcoma arising in the mediastinum is extremely rare. Herein we present a case of a 47-year-old man with a huge posterior mediastinal tumor that extended to the bilateral thorax. The patient underwent a complete resection of the tumor and experienced an uneventful recovery. Postoperative pathology finally revealed liposarcoma. The patient underwent follow-up for 25 months, during which time no recurrence was found.
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Lin et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Mediastinal liposarcoma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Tumor recurrence or distant metastasis. Complete surgical resection of a huge posterior mediastinal liposarcoma extending to the bilateral thorax resulted in an uneventful recovery with no recurrence or metastasis during 25 months of follow-up.
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