An unusual case of giant primary mediastinal liposarcoma

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jun;57(4):247-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1039056. Epub 2009 May 20.

Abstract

Primary liposarcomas of the mediastinum are extremely rare. They have a dramatic clinical course. An unusual case of a giant primary liposarcoma of the mediastinum in a 49-year-old female is described. In spite of the tumor size the patient's only symptom was dry cough. Chest X-ray and CT showed a huge mass in the left pleural cavity. A radical procedure was performed with removal of a giant 25 x 31 cm soft fatty tumor. Pathology showed liposarcoma. The postoperative course was uneventful and follow-up examination after 12 months showed no recurrence of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cough / etiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Liposarcoma / complications
  • Liposarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liposarcoma / pathology
  • Liposarcoma / surgery*
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / complications
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Rare Diseases
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed