Giant myxoid liposarcoma of the gluteal region: case report of patient caused delay of surgical treatment and review of the literature

J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Oct 8;2018(10):rjy265. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy265. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Although adult soft tissue sarcoma is a rare disease, it needs individual treatment by an experienced, interdisciplinary team. We present an exceptional case of a 36-year-old woman suffering from a giant intermediate grade myxoid liposarcoma of the left buttock. She had been seen 4 years earlier but refused to undergo any treatment by then. Now suffering from a foul, ulcerating and superinfected tumor she agreed to surgical treatment. Despite delay, treatment could be performed according to the most up to date sarcoma guidelines which are discussed, including a brief review of the literature.

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