Open AccessPleomorphic sarcoma of the chest wall: A case report
Author(s) -
Sonali Parida,
Srinibas Sahoo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of immunology and respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-012X
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijirm.2022.007
Subject(s) - medicine , liposarcoma , thoracic wall , undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma , distant metastasis , lipoma , radiology , radiation therapy , sarcoma , metastasis , surgery , soft tissue sarcoma , soft tissue , pathology , cancer
Primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the chest wall is a rare entity. Most of the reported cases of the chest wall liposarcomas are low grade, well differentiated with mediastinal extension. Majority of these develop from a subcutaneous lipoma. Complete surgical resection is the preferred treatment modality. The benet of adjuvant radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for these tumors is a subject of debate. We report, an unusual case of high grade primary pleomorphic subtype of liposarcoma in a 50-year-old male presenting with a painful swelling in the anterior thoracic wall extending into the pleura but without any mediastinal involvement or distant metastasis.