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Giant Cervico-mediastinal Well-differentiated Liposarcoma.
Heart Lung Circ. 2015 Jul;24(7):e112-4
Authors: Rena O, Davoli F, Pia F, Roncon A, Papalia E, Casadio C
Abstract
Liposarcomas are rare entities and those located in the neck and mediastinum are exceptional. We report the case of a 58 year-old Caucasian male who presented with dysphonia, mild dysphagia to solids, dyspnoea at exertion and cough due to a giant mass of the neck originating from the deep cervical space at C6 vertebral level spreading into the posterior mediastinum. The lesion, that was associated with a right vocal cord palsy, caused severe lateral displacement of the trachea and oesophagus. The case has been managed by complete surgical resection through a combined cervical and thoracic approach associated with a tracheostomy due to the risk of bilateral recurrent nerve dysfunction at the end of the intervention. The tumour was diagnosed as a encapsulated low-grade liposarcoma. Six months after surgery the tracheostomy was closed. At 24 months clinical and radiological follow-up the patient is doing well and disease free.
PMID: 25837020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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