{"title":"Successful Preoperative Radiotherapy for Neglected Shoulder Liposarcoma: A Retrospective Case Report.","authors":"Camilla Linhart, Craig MacLeod","doi":"10.1155/2024/5782352","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines a unique case of a 61-year-old male with a 5-year history of a progressively growing mass above his right shoulder, diagnosed as a dedifferentiated pleomorphic liposarcoma. Using computerized tomography-guided core needle biopsy, the tumour was identified as intermediate to high grade. Surgical removal required preoperative radiotherapy to reduce the size of the tumour. Several unique characteristics set apart this particular case of liposarcoma: its substantial size, its unpredictable growth pattern, its absence of metastasis, and notably, its prolonged period of being untreated. This case report outlines the clinical background, diagnostic procedures, and treatment modalities employed in managing this condition, emphasizing a localized dual therapy approach combining radiotherapy and surgery. Emphasis is placed on distinguishing liposarcoma from lipoblastoma, a benign adipocyte tumour, to facilitate accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment selection. The positive result achieved in this case could provide valuable insights for the future treatment and management of similarly sized aggressive tumours.</p>","PeriodicalId":9636,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Oncological Medicine","volume":"2024 ","pages":"5782352"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371449/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Case Reports in Oncological Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5782352","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study examines a unique case of a 61-year-old male with a 5-year history of a progressively growing mass above his right shoulder, diagnosed as a dedifferentiated pleomorphic liposarcoma. Using computerized tomography-guided core needle biopsy, the tumour was identified as intermediate to high grade. Surgical removal required preoperative radiotherapy to reduce the size of the tumour. Several unique characteristics set apart this particular case of liposarcoma: its substantial size, its unpredictable growth pattern, its absence of metastasis, and notably, its prolonged period of being untreated. This case report outlines the clinical background, diagnostic procedures, and treatment modalities employed in managing this condition, emphasizing a localized dual therapy approach combining radiotherapy and surgery. Emphasis is placed on distinguishing liposarcoma from lipoblastoma, a benign adipocyte tumour, to facilitate accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment selection. The positive result achieved in this case could provide valuable insights for the future treatment and management of similarly sized aggressive tumours.
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Case Reports in Oncological Medicine is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes case reports and case series related to breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, skin cancer, head and neck cancer, paediatric oncology, neurooncology as well as genitourinary cancer.