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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar 2:8:13.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-8-13.

Surgical management of mediastinal liposarcoma extending from hypopharynx to carina: case report

Thomas L Gethin-Jones  1 , Nathaniel R Evans 3rd, Christopher R Morse
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Case Reports

Surgical management of mediastinal liposarcoma extending from hypopharynx to carina: case report

Thomas L Gethin-Jones et al. World J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

We describe the complete resection of a giant, well-differentiated mediastinal liposarcoma extending retropharynx to envelop the aortic arch, trachea and esophagus following preoperative radiotherapy.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial CT image of the mediastinal liposarcoma. (a) indicates the position of the esophagus, (b) indicates the trachea, and (c) demonstrates the arch vessels.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal CT images of well-differentiated mediastinal liposarcoma. (a) indicates the position of the esophagus and (b) indicates the position of the trachea.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative photo following resection of well differentiated mediastinal liposarcoma. (a) indicates the position of the innominate vein and (b) indicates the position of the trachea/larynx.
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