Primary liposarcoma of the omentum: a case report and review of the literature

A case of round cell liposarcoma of omentum in a 45-year-old man is reported. The patient presented with abdominal pain, swelling and fever of 4-month duration. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomogram confirmed the presence of an abdominal mass, but the omental origin of the tumour was revea...

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Published inIndian journal of pathology & microbiology Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 638 - 640
Main Authors De, Utpal, Jain, B K, Sah, S P, Rauniyar, R K, Dargan, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.10.2003
Subjects
Humans
Liposarcoma - diagnosis
Liposarcoma - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Omentum
Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:A case of round cell liposarcoma of omentum in a 45-year-old man is reported. The patient presented with abdominal pain, swelling and fever of 4-month duration. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomogram confirmed the presence of an abdominal mass, but the omental origin of the tumour was revealed only on laparotomy. In addition to the main tumour mass, multiple nodules were present in the omentum. The tumour was excised with omentum. Histopathology of the tumour revealed a round cell liposarcoma. The patient expired 9 months after operation. Eight other cases of liposarcoma of omentum reported in English literature are reviewed.
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ISSN:0377-4929