Giant gastric lipossarcoma: case report and review of the literature

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Abstract

Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults, occurring in 15 to 20% of all patients with sarcoma. Primary liposarcoma of the stomach is rare. We report a case of patient with giant gastric liposarcoma who underwent surgery after a gastrointestinal bleeding. Preoperative hystopathological diagnosis was not established, even after three biopsy attempts. We discuss differential diagnosis, genetic causes, diagnosis strategies and treatment. RESUMO O lipossarcoma é um tipo comum de sarcomas em adultos, com incidência entre 15 e 20% entre os sarcomas. No entanto, o acometimento do estômago é raro. Relatamos um caso de um lipossarcoma primário gástrico gigante com apresentação clínica de hemorragia digestiva. Foi submetido a tratamento cirúrgico sem diagnóstico definitivo, apesar de três biópsias realizadas. Revisamos diagnósticos diferenciais, influência genética e estratégias diagnósticas e terapêuticas.

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Matone, J., Okazaki, S., Maccapani, G. N., Amancio, T. T., Filippi, R. Z., & Macedo, A. L. de V. (2016). Giant gastric lipossarcoma: case report and review of the literature. Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 14(4), 557–560. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016RC3770

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