Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Sofia Carvalho Marcalo

Publications

• Case Report
  Myxoid Liposarcoma: When the Diagnosis is Not Obvious: Case Report and Literature Review
  Author(s): Sofia Carvalho Marcalo, Tiago Vilarinho and Manuel OliveiraSofia Carvalho Marcalo, Tiago Vilarinho and Manuel Oliveira
  
  Sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin that comprise less than 1% of all adult malignancies and 12% of pediatric cancers. Liposarcoma is defined as a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that is composed of lipogenic tissue, and is a common malignant soft tissue tumor, accounting for 10% to 16% of all sarcomas. This case is about a 47-year-old male, who visited his family doctor with complaints of asymmetrically enlarged left thigh mass with a week of evolution, associated with light left thigh pain that appeared 1 month before presentation. Physical examination showed a difference of 11.5 centimeters (cm) in the measurement between both thighs. An ultrasound was requested and showed a massive neoformation on the posterior aspect of the left thigh, compatible with liposarcoma. The patient was referred to the General Surgery Service where he per.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001080

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