Achir A, Ouadnouni Y, Smahi M, Bouchikh M, Msougar Y, Benosman A
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ibn-Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Mar;57(2):119-20. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-955885. Epub 2009 Feb 24.
Liposarcoma of the lung is an extremely rare disease with less than 10 cases reported to date. A case of a locally advanced, pulmonary mixed liposarcoma in a 49-year-old male is presented here. Left pneumonectomy with radical lymph node dissection was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and no recurrence or metastasis was observed for 3 years. Although liposarcoma of the lung is classified as an aggressive, highly metastatic disease, complete resection may result in disease-free survival.