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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr;12(Suppl 1):205-209.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-021-01293-w. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Liposarcoma of the Parapharyngeal Space: a Rare Entity

Pankaj Kumar Sahu  1 , Jitendra Bothra  1 , Pradeep Jaiswal  1 , Himanshu Swami  1 , Pragya Sharma  1 , Hari Mukundan  1
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Case Reports

Liposarcoma of the Parapharyngeal Space: a Rare Entity

Pankaj Kumar Sahu et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2021 Apr.
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Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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Swelling on the left parotid region
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Oral cavity examination showing the left tonsil and uvula pushed to the right side
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Axial section (a) and coronal section (b) showing T1 and T2 fat isointense large lobulated encapsulated mass in the left parapharyngeal space
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Excised specimen
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(a) Low power view (b) High power view shows mature adipocytic proliferation with significant cell size variation and nuclear atypia (Black arrow). The intervening stroma between lobules is cellular showing scattered atypical stromal cells with high N:C ratio and hyperchromatic nuclei (yellow arrow)
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