Giant liposarcoma of the posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum
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A giant primary myxoid liposarcoma of the posterior mediastinum.
Fig. 2. Intra-operative view of the tumour, giant and encapsulated, with the left lower lobe of the lung displaced and elevated (A). In gross appearance, it was thinly encapsulated, dull pale yellow in colour with a smooth surface covered with many feeding vessels, 22 21 20 cm in size (B). On cut section, the mass consisted of adipose tissue with a fibrous core (C). Histological examination of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4341