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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:1189-1190
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Brief Communications

Giant soft tissue liposarcoma of chest wall

Y. Altemur Karamustafaoglu, MD*, Ahmet Güngör, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kirikkale State Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey.

Received for publication June 28, 2004; revisions received August 14, 2004; accepted for publication August 20, 2004.

* Address for reprints: Y. Altemur Karamustafaoglu, MD, Yaylacik mah. 61. sok No:1 Daire:11 Halil Çetin apartmani, 71100 Kirikkale, Turkey (E-mail: altemurk@hotmail.com).

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Primary soft tissue sarcomas of the chest wall are uncommon, and data concerning treatment and results are sparse. Two thirds of the patients are older than 40 years. Complete surgical excision is the preferred treatment when possible. Subtotal resection is of short-term, palliative benefit only. Radiation therapy can be used palliatively for early recurrence. Survival of patients with primary soft tissue sarcomas of the chest wall after resection is similar to that of patients with sarcomas of the extremities.1

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A 73-year-old woman presented with a 25-year history of an enlarging, painless, huge mass in . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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