Successful Resection of a Primary Dedifferentiated Tracheal Liposarcoma Causing Tracheal Stenosis

Intern Med. 2022 Mar 1;61(5):719-722. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6696-20. Epub 2021 Aug 31.

Abstract

A 68-year-old woman was admitted with a persistent cough and dyspnea that had persisted for 4 months prior. Chest computed tomography revealed a tumor protruding from the membranous portion of the trachea. She underwent tumor resection via rigid and flexible bronchoscopy to relieve the symptoms and obtain a diagnosis. After the procedure, she was diagnosed with tracheal liposarcoma. Three months after the procedure, she underwent complete surgical tumor resection. Liposarcoma is a mesenchymal tumor that usually develops in the extremities and the retroperitoneum. Tracheal liposarcoma is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second reported case.

Keywords: liposarcoma; tracheal liposarcoma; tracheal tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liposarcoma* / complications
  • Liposarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liposarcoma* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Trachea / pathology
  • Tracheal Stenosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tracheal Stenosis* / etiology
  • Tracheal Stenosis* / surgery