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Case Reports
. 2011 May 15;4(2):184-8.
Epub 2011 May 25.

Large thigh liposarcoma--diagnostic and therapeutic features

R Costea  1 , E Vasiliu, N O Zarnescu, M Hasouna, S Neagu
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Case Reports

Large thigh liposarcoma--diagnostic and therapeutic features

R Costea et al. J Med Life. .

Abstract

We are presenting the case of a 44-year old patient with large, well-differentiated liposarcoma of the right thigh. We are discussing the clinical findings, diagnosis and surgical treatment. The large dimensions (27/25 cm) and the origin of the tumor in popliteal fossa, migrating through the adductor canal (Hunter's canal) in the anterolateral muscular space of the right thigh, represent the particularity of this case.

Keywords: lipoma–like; liposarcoma; soft tissue tumor; surgery.

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Figures

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Clinical aspect
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Radiography of right thigh
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CT scan of the thighs
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CT scan of the thighs–reconstruction
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Intraoperator aspect
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The tumor
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Longitudinal section of the tumor
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The origin of the tumor in adductor canal (Hunter's canal)
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