Retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcomas with production of β-human chorionic gonadotropin--a distinct sarcoma entity?

Onkologie. 2011;34(3):122-5. doi: 10.1159/000324786. Epub 2011 Feb 21.

Authors

Patrick Schöffski¹, Caroline Sweldens, Marie-Catherine Vanderbeeken, Kathleen Forceville, Johan Vandenbroucke, Marleen Dubin, Maria Debiec-Rychter, Agnieszka Wozniak, Raf Sciot

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven Cancer Institute, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium. patrick.schoffski@uz.kuleuven.be

PMID: 21358217
DOI: 10.1159/000324786

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / metabolism*
Humans
Liposarcoma / classification
Liposarcoma / metabolism*
Liposarcoma / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / classification
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / metabolism*
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human