Liposarcoma of the pleura: an exceptional tumor. a study of two cases
Hofman, V.ér.; Venissac, N.; Mouroux, J.ér.ôm.; Dugue, P.; Hofman, P.
Annales de Pathologie 23(4): 332-335
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0242-6498 PMID: 14597896 Document Number: 553444
Primitive intrathoracic liposarcomas are rare tumors mostly located in the mediastinum or in lung parenchyma. Primitive liposarcomas of the pleura are exceptional and show a dramatic clinical course. These tumors are treated by surgery sometimes associated with radiotherapy. We report 2 cases of primitive liposarcoma of the pleura occurring in 2 women of 19 and 62 years of age. Histological examination showed in both cases a low-grade myxoid liposarcoma. In one case, ultrastructural study confirmed the diagnosis.