Open AccessA rare giant sarcoma of the chest wall: Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
Author(s) -
Gökhan Kocaman,
Mustafa Yenigün,
Burak Kaya,
Necip Sefa Özden,
Arda Özdemir,
Muhammed Emre Koçak,
Hale Kıvrak,
Ayten Cangır
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
türk göğüs kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi :/türk göğüs kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2149-8156
pISSN - 1301-5680
DOI - 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.20061
Subject(s) - undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma , medicine , sarcoma , differential diagnosis , soft tissue sarcoma , pathology , soft tissue , radiology , anatomy
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma or, as formerly called, malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a type of sarcoma which originates from fibroblast and histiocytic cells. It is the most common type of sarcoma among all soft tissue sarcomas in adults. Its most common site is the lower limb, followed by the upper limb and the retroperitoneum. It is rarely encountered on chest wall. In the differential diagnosis of masses on chest wall, it is important to consider undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in surgical planning. In this article, we report a male case with a giant undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma located above the right scapula.