Bilateral Liposarcoma of the Breast

Vivian, Justin; Tan, Ernest; Frayne, J.; Waters, E. D.

doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00481.x

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“…Histological grade and the degree of microscopic invasion influence the prognosis (9) . Complete excision is essential even in low-grade liposarcomas, because of the possibility of dedifferentiation to more malignant forms (10) . Patients must be followed up for local recurrence and distant metastasis in the postoperative period.…”

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Primary Liposarcoma of The Breast: A Report of Five Cases

Salhi¹,

Jaïdane²,

Bouhani³

et al. 2017

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Liposarcoma of the breast is among the rarest of malignant mammary tumors. It was first described by Neumann in 1862 and accounts for 0.3% of all breast sarcomas. We reviewed in this study 5 cases of primary liposarcoma of the breast treated between 1997 and 2014 in Salah Azaiez Institute. The purpose of this study is to highlight one of the rarest and interesting variants of breast sarcoma. The patients were four women and one man. The median age at diagnostic was 50 years for the women. The man was 80 years old. The median tumor size was 6.8 cm. All liposarcomas were unilateral. Four patients underwent total mastectomy, and only one had a conservative surgery. Histologically, four tumors were classified as pleomorphic liposarcoma and one as myxoid liposarcoma. None of the patients had axillary lymph node metastases. Four patients had adjuvant treatment involving local radiation therapy, one of them had chemotherapy. None of the patients had regional or distant metastases with a median follow-up of 56 months (range, 12 to 204 months) after surgery. An immunohistochemical study should be considered to avoid misdiagnosis. The mainstay of treatment in breast liposarcoma is surgical excision. Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation should be considered in high-risk cases.

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Primary Liposarcoma of The Breast: A Report of Five Cases

Salhi¹,

Jaïdane²,

Bouhani³

et al. 2017

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“…The lesions are generally unilateral, although a few patients with bilateral lesions have been reported. 5,11 Grossly, the size of the tumor ranges from 2 to 40 cm, with a mean of 8. Some tumors, including the present case, are well circumscribed, whereas others are multinodular or infiltrative.…”

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