A Case of liposarcoma of the pleural cavity

A 30-year-old woman with a history of resection of pulmonary carcinoid, who was in the seventh month of pregnancy, complained of cough, dyspnea, and chest pain. The chest X-ray and CT after delivery showed a large soft tissue mass occupying the bulk of the left hemithorax and displacement of the med...

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Published inNihon Kokyuki Geka Gakkai zasshi (Kyoto, 1992) Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 831 - 834
Main Authors Abiko, Tomohiro, Futamata, Takeshi, Horiguchi, Hayanori, Tajima, Atsushi, Kato, Ryoichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery 2004
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intrathoracic hyperthermo-chemotherapy
liposarcoma of the pleural cavity
surgical resection
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Summary:A 30-year-old woman with a history of resection of pulmonary carcinoid, who was in the seventh month of pregnancy, complained of cough, dyspnea, and chest pain. The chest X-ray and CT after delivery showed a large soft tissue mass occupying the bulk of the left hemithorax and displacement of the mediastinum to the right. Tumorectomy and intrathoracic hyperthermo-chemotherapy were performed through a thoracotomy. Pathological diagnosis of the tumor was pleomorphic liposarcoma of the pleura. She died 5 months after surgery for progressive local recurrence. To our knowledge, pleural liposarcoma is rare and only 13 cases of the disease have been reported in the English literature.
ISSN:0919-0945
1881-4158
DOI:10.2995/jacsurg.18.7_831