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Primary meningeal myxoid liposarcoma with aggressive behavior after recurrence: case report.

Authors :
Watanabe, Noriyuki
Mori, Shuichi
Iguchi, Masahiro
Ohtani, Haruo
Zaboronok, Alexander
Matsuda, Masahide
Ishikawa, Eiichi
Matsumura, Akira
Sakamoto, Noriaki
Source :
Acta Neurochirurgica; Aug2018, Vol. 160 Issue 8, p1557-1561, 5p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Charts
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Although liposarcomas are the most common soft tissue sarcomas, their intracranial variants are extremely rare. Here, we present a case of a primary intracranial myxoid liposarcoma in a 23-year-old Japanese man who presented with generalized seizures and a mass in the left frontal lobe. The tumor was totally removed, and histological analyses pointed to liposarcoma. Thirteen years after his initial treatment, the patient presented with right-side weakness and local recurrence of tumor was discovered. Histology from the second resection confirmed the diagnosis of myxoid liposarcoma. Shortly after the second resection, progressive, new intracranial lesions were observed and despite a third resection, extensive intracerebral invasion by the tumor proved fatal. The histological features of myxoid liposarcoma were essentially similar with each recurrence, but the aggressive tumor behavior after the second operation did not align with expectations based on histological classification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00016268
Volume :
160
Issue :
8
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Acta Neurochirurgica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
130694517
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3598-5