Open AccessPrimary pleomorphic liposarcoma of breast: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Kavita Mardi,
Neelam Gupta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.77361
Subject(s) - liposarcoma , medicine , modified radical mastectomy , mastectomy , mammography , incidence (geometry) , undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma , sarcoma , lesion , radiology , soft tissue sarcoma , pathology , breast cancer , cancer , physics , optics
Sarcoma of the breast constitutes less than 1% of all malignant breast tumors and liposarcoma of the breast has an incidence of 0.3% of all the mammary sarcomas. A 47-year-old woman presented with a mass in the right breast and mammography was suggestive of a malignant lesion. Modified radical mastectomy was performed. The tumor was diagnosed histologically as a pleomorphic liposarcoma. The patient was discharged and her postoperative recovery was uneventful.