Huge primary pericardial liposarcoma

F. Lococo; A. Cesario; E. Meacci; L. M. Vita; V. Porziella; S. Margaritora; P. Granone

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1250187

Huge primary pericardial liposarcoma

F. Lococo, A. Cesario, E. Meacci, L. M. Vita, V. Porziella, S. Margaritora, P. Granone

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Abstract

Liposarcomas are the second most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults. They occur predominantly in the lower limbs and retroperitoneum, whereas primary mediastinal liposarcomas are extremely rare. Liposarcomas are often asymptomatic and may reach a considerable size before causing any symptoms related to direct invasion or compression of other thoracic organs. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with a giant primary pericardial liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade and discuss its clinical and imaging features and surgical treatment and review the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	172-173
Number of pages	2
Journal	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
Volume	59
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1250187
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

liposarcoma
pericardial tumor
Thoracic surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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