Liposarcoma of the pleural cavity: Clinical and pathologic features of 4 cases with a review of the literature

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: May 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Background.-Primary liposarcomas of the pleura are extremely rare malignancies, and relatively few reports appear in the world literature.

Design.-We compiled a small series of 4 cases of primary pleural liposarcoma from the files of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Washington, DC) and compared the histopathologic and clinical features of these 4 cases with those of 9 previously published cases.

Results.-Our investigation included the case studies of 9 men and 4 women, aged 19 to 80 years (average, 49 years). Histologic subtypes in the 9 cases with available information included 5 ...

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