Open AccessRapidly growing pleural liposarcoma masquerading as extrapleural hematoma
Author(s) -
Lin ChiaJung,
Chou ShahHwa,
Yang SheauFang,
Kao ChiehNi,
Chang PoChih,
Liu YuWei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12930
Subject(s) - medicine , liposarcoma , mediastinum , hematoma , extrapleural pneumonectomy , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , surgery , lung , pneumonectomy , sarcoma , pathology
Intrathoracic liposarcoma can occur in the lung, mediastinum, pleura, and chest wall, and tends to remain clinically silent until becoming large enough to displace adjacent structures. Treatment usually includes sufficient surgical resection followed when necessary by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. We report a case of an uncommon presentation of a rapidly growing pleural liposarcoma, the diagnosis of which may have been obscured by coexisting thoracic trauma with suspected extrapleural hematoma.