Liposarcoma

Liposarcoma,

is a malignant, cancer,

fat, cells, in deep, soft, tissue,

inside, the thigh,

They are, typically, large, bulky, tumors,

which tend, to have, multiple, smaller, satellites,

extending, beyond, the main, confines, of the tumor,

like all sarcomas,they are rare.

Patients, usually, note, a deep, seated, mass,

in their, soft, tissue,

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Large Tumor

Only, when the tumor,

is very, large, do symptoms, of pain,

or functional, disturbances, occur,

Retroperitoneal, tumors,

may present, themselves, with signs, of weight loss,

and emaciation, and abdominal, pain,

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MRI Obtained

After, a careful, history, and physical, exam,

has been, performed,

imaging, studies, are obtained,

this begins, with X-Rays,

These will help elucidate, whether or not, the bone,

is involved, an MRI, is usually, obtained,

The MRI, findings, can be quite, distinct,

and suggest, the diagnosis, even before, biopsy, is performed,

This depends, on how closely, the tumor, resembles, normal fat,

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Tumors

These tumors,

may also compress, the kidney, or ureter,

leading, to kidney, failure,

Most frequent, in adults, (age 40, and above),

It is the second, most common, of all soft-tissue, sarcomas,

following, malignant, fibrous, histiocytomas,

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Staging and Biopsy

Once a sarcoma, is suspected, by exam, and imaging,

staging, and biopsy, must be performed,

This basically, helps determine, the nature, of the lesion,

and to what extent, if any, the tumor has spread,

Imaging, of the tumor,

is a critical part, of the staging, process,

Additionally, since the lungs, are the most

common site, of metastasis,

radiography, and CT, scanning, of the chest, is routinely,

undertaken,

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