Key result
Radical excision removes a giant left chest pleomorphic liposarcoma after non-specific imaging delays diagnosis.
Why the study?
Pleomorphic liposarcoma rarely develops in the chest area.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the diagnostic challenges and successful surgical management of a rare, giant pleomorphic liposarcoma in the chest.
Rare chest pleomorphic liposarcoma case warrants inclusion in elderly differentials; extends sparse literature but leaves optimal management open.
Pleomorphic liposarcoma rarely develops in the chest area. This report presents a primary pleomorphic liposarcoma that was discovered in the left chest area of a 74-year-old female patient. The patient had presented specific symptoms, including cough, chest tightness and shortness of breath. A radical excision of the tumor was performed. The tumor was extremely large (27 cm - 24 cm- 10 cm) and completely encapsulated. Upon histological examination, it was diagnosed as a giant, pleomorphic liposarcoma. Thereafter, non-specific radiological and endoscopic results during clinical work-up delayed diagnosis until post-operative histology were gathered. In this report, the case-specific clinical and radiological diagnostic challenges are discussed, as well as the relevant surgical and pathological findings.
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Yuanjun Cheng (2020) conducted a case report in Pleomorphic liposarcoma (n=1). Radical excision was evaluated on Histological diagnosis and surgical outcome. Radical excision of a giant (27x24x10 cm) primary pleomorphic liposarcoma in the left chest area of a 74-year-old female was performed after non-specific radiological results delayed diagnosis.
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