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FONTES MAESTRI, Manuel César et al. Giant mediastinal liposarcoma. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2007, vol.46, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2945.

Liposarcoma is the most frequent malignant soft tissue tumor. This article presented a case of  well-differentiated liposarcoma located in the mediastinum, which is a rare location. The patient was a 48 years-old man that was admitted to the pneumothysiology service because he was short of breath and had a mediastinal mass located near left hemithorax. He was studied using anteroposterior  and lateral thoracic radiography in addition to computerized tomography. It was necessary to urgently perform thorachotomy due to his acute clinical picture with mediastinal compression. The patient evolved positively during surgery and afterwards; at present, he has finished his adjuvant treatment based on radiotherapy and chemotherapy and he feels good

Palavras-chave : Liposarcoma; mediastinum.

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