Plukker J T, Joosten H J, Rensing J B, Van Haelst U J
Department of Surgery, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, The Netherlands.
J Surg Oncol. 1988 Apr;37(4):257-63. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930370410.
A case of primary anterior mediastinal liposarcoma occurring in a child is reported. A 5-year-old male child complained of exertional dyspnea and left chestpain. The chest roentgenogram showed a complete opacity of the left pleural space. After thoracotomy, the histological examination revealed mediastinal myxoid-pleomorphic liposarcoma. Surgical resection was performed and chemotherapy was given; 10 months later a recurrence was noted in the mediastinum. The child died 17 months after establishing the diagnosis.
