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Fulminant course of metastatic liposarcoma after delivery--case report.
- Source :
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European journal of gynaecological oncology [Eur J Gynaecol Oncol] 2007; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 67-8. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Abdominal liposarcoma is a rare tumor of uncertain prognosis. Radical surgery is possible in about two-thirds of the patients, and the prognosis of patients with inoperable tumors is dismal. Only a few cases of liposarcoma complicating pregnancy have been documented. We report a case of a patient who was diagnosed with metastatic abdominal liposarcoma during the third trimester of the pregnancy. After induced vaginal delivery, palliative surgery was performed and one cycle of systemic combination chemotherapy was administered. Despite the multimodality treatment the patient died of progressive disease within one month after diagnosis. Autopsy revealed high-grade pleomorphic liposarcoma arising from the retroperitoneum with liver and lung metastases.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Liposarcoma therapy
Liver Neoplasms secondary
Lung Neoplasms secondary
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic therapy
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms therapy
Liposarcoma diagnosis
Liposarcoma secondary
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic diagnosis
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0392-2936
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of gynaecological oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17375713