Matsuo Toshihiro, Sugita Takashi, Shimose Shoji, Kubo Tadahiko, Yasunaga Yuji, Ochi Mitsuo
Department of Artificial Joints and Biomaterials, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
Case Rep Med. 2009;2009:630203. doi: 10.1155/2009/630203. Epub 2009 Nov 8.
Liposarcoma is categorized as a soft tissue sarcoma and most commonly appears in the lower extremities and rarely in the foot during adulthood. We present a very rare case report of a primary well-differentiated liposarcoma arising in the foot on a 60-year-old female. Marginal resection of the tumor with metatarsal ray amputation was eventually performed. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful without recurrence 5 years after the original operation. The authors review the literature and also report on the low incidence of this tumor arising in the foot.