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Case Reports
. 2012 Nov;6(9):1557-8.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/4231.2560.

A rare case of primary parapharyngeal well differentiated liposarcoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation

Geetha V  1 , Bhavna N, Ruchi K
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Case Reports

A rare case of primary parapharyngeal well differentiated liposarcoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation

Geetha V et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

Rhabdomyoblastic differentiation in liposarcoma is a rare entity, with only few cases being reported in the literature. These cases were reported in either dedifferentiated liposarcomas or in recurrent tumours which occurred in the retroperitoneum. The present case was a rare case of a primary parapharyngeal well differentiated liposarcoma with a focal rhabdomyoblastic differentiation.

Keywords: Liposarcoma; Parapharyngeal; Rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation.

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A well circumscribed nodular mass. Inset: cut section shows solid grey white areas with interspersed yellow fatty and myxoid areas.
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Well differentiated sclerosing liposarcoma with a multivacuolated lipoblast (H and E X400)
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Liposarcoma showing rhabdomyoblast with deeply eosinophilic fibrillar cytoplasm. Inset shows desmin immunoreactivity. (H and E x400)
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