Thigh myxoid liposarcoma. Case presentation

Authors

  • Alberto Delgado Quiñones Hospital Militar Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas
  • Juan Carlos Martín Tirado Hospital Militar Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas
  • Enrique Pancorbo Sandoval Hospital Militar Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas
  • Giraldo Díaz Prieto Hospital Militar Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas
  • Duniesky Hernández Valera Hospital Militar Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas
  • Caridad Aragón Sánchez Hospital Militar Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Matanzas

Keywords:

myxoid liposarcoma, surgical treatment

Abstract

Myxoid liposarcoma is a few frequent connective tissue tumor of great malignancy. We present the clinical case of a black female patient aged 65 years who assisted the consultation with clinical features of pain and volume increase of the right thigh after three months of receiving a trauma in that area.  The initial diagnosis was a thigh hematoma, but there was not an improvement of symptoms. After several studies we arrived to the conclusion that the patient had a great size malignant tumor. This lesion answered well to the surgical procedure consisting in an excerpting surgery, with a security oncologic margin, with a minimum of 2 cm of healthy tissue in block resection. There it was not a relapse of the tumor due to this procedure and the help of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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Delgado Quiñones A, Martín Tirado JC, Pancorbo Sandoval E, Díaz Prieto G, Hernández Valera D, Aragón Sánchez C. Thigh myxoid liposarcoma. Case presentation. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2014 Oct. 6 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];36(5):637-45. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/1128

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 5 (2014)

Section

Presentation of cases

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