Liposarcoma of the chest wall. Transformation of dedifferentiated liposarcoma from a recurrent lipoma.

[dedifferentiated liposarcoma]

Liposarcoma is the second most common soft tissue sarcoma after malignant fibrous histiocytoma in adults . It is frequently found in the extremities and retroperitoneum ; rarely it can be seen in the chest wall . We report a rare case of giant liposarcoma originating from the chest wall representing a transformation of a relapsing lipoma in the same region . We performed chest wall resection , reconstruction with latissimus dorsi muscle transposition via posterolateral thoracotomy . The patient received 4 series of adjuvant chemotherapy after the postoperative diagnosis of dedifferentiated liposarcoma . The patient had no postoperative complication and has remained disease-free for 30 months .

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