Marked Enlargement of a Liposarcoma from Bleeding : A Case Report

Marked Enlargement of a Liposarcoma from Bleeding : A Case Report

A 36-year-old man was admitted because of back pain. A chest CT showed a mass shadow with a fatty density in the mediastinum. On subsequent examination, the mass shadow had enlarged markedly. The mass was excised surgically. Pathological examination revealed a liposarcoma with bleeding necrosis. One...

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Published in:Kita Kantō igaku (The Kitakanto Medical Journal) Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 309 - 313
Main Authors: Matsumoto, Shunichi, Mita, Yoshinori, Dobashi, Kunio, Mori, Masatomo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: The Kitakanto Medical Society 2003
Subjects:
bleeding
fat stain
liposarcoma
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Summary:A 36-year-old man was admitted because of back pain. A chest CT showed a mass shadow with a fatty density in the mediastinum. On subsequent examination, the mass shadow had enlarged markedly. The mass was excised surgically. Pathological examination revealed a liposarcoma with bleeding necrosis. One month later, the patient experienced a recurrence of the liposarcoma and died. This case describes a liposarcoma that markedly enlarged as a result of bleeding.
ISSN:1343-2826
1881-1191
DOI:10.2974/kmj.53.309