Primary Round Cell Liposarcoma of the Omentum: A case report.
- Author:
Dong Won JUNG
1
;
Sang Woo CHOO
;
Chol Kyoon CHO
;
Hyun Jong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Chonnam University Medical School, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary liposarcoma;
Round cell type;
Omentum
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breast;
Extremities;
Humans;
Incidence;
Liposarcoma*;
Mediastinum;
Mesentery;
Omentum*;
Sarcoma;
Spermatic Cord;
Testis;
Thigh;
Thoracic Wall
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
1997;53(1):146-152
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults and its incidence rate is above 10% of all soft tissue sarcoma. The two common sites of liposarcoma are the extremities, particularly the thigh, and the retroperitoneum, but it developes rarely in spermatic cord, testis, chest wall and breast, mediastinum, omentum and mesentery. Primary solid tumors of omentum are exceedingly rare. Most of them are of mesenchymal origin and about one-half of them are malignant. Primary liposarcoma occurring in the omentum has been reported rarely, and especially round cell type liposarcoma, one of the histologic subtype of liposarcoma, has been known to be extremely rare. Recently, we experienced a patient with round cell liposarcoma arising primarily in the omentum. Herein, we report the clinical case with a consideration of the cytopathologic and ultrastructural features and a review of the literature.
