Surgical Challenges in a Case of a Recurrent Giant Pleomorphic Liposarcoma of Neck And Mediastinum in a Child: A Rare Occurrence

Anand Kumar Mishra; Ankit Singhal; Ramya Rathod; Vidur Bansal; Naresh Kumar Panda; Sunder Negi; Pratyaksha Rana

doi:10.1007/s12070-021-02837-w

Surgical Challenges in a Case of a Recurrent Giant Pleomorphic Liposarcoma of Neck And Mediastinum in a Child: A Rare Occurrence

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Dec;74(Suppl 3):6151-6154. doi: 10.1007/s12070-021-02837-w. Epub 2021 Aug 27.

Authors

Anand Kumar Mishra¹, Ankit Singhal¹, Ramya Rathod², Vidur Bansal¹, Naresh Kumar Panda², Sunder Negi³, Pratyaksha Rana⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Anesthesia, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
⁴ Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Liposarcomas are rare in childhood, representing < 1% of all childhood soft tissue sarcomas. The most frequent site of involvement are the extremities with the involvement of head and neck being an absolute rarity. Pleomorphic subtype of liposarcoma is pretty aggressive and hence portends a poor prognosis. Here, we present the case of a child who presented with a recurrence of liposarcoma in the neck and mediastinum within 3 months of the index surgery.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-021-02837-w.

Keywords: Cervical; Liposarcoma; Mediastinum; Recurrence.