Round Cell Liposarcoma
Round Cell Liposarcoma is a malignant, or cancerous, soft-tissue sarcoma that most commonly occurs in the deep tissues of the thigh, or other extremities. It is fairly aggressive and has a greater potential for metastasis.
Round Cell Liposarcoma is a malignant, or cancerous, soft-tissue sarcoma that most commonly occurs in the deep tissues of the thigh, or other extremities. It is fairly aggressive and has a greater potential for metastasis.
Round cell liposarcoma is a malignant (cancerous) and aggressive soft-tissue sarcoma. It is fairly similar to a myxoid liposarcoma, and it is believed that myxoid liposarcomas can transgress into round cell liposarcomas. Additionally, round cell liposarcomas appear similar to a myxoid liposarcoma with the exception that myxoid stroma is not present in round cell liposarcomas. Round cell liposarcomas most commonly occur in the soft tissues of the upper and lower extremities, and without effective treatment, may metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body
Round cell liposarcoma is a malignant sarcoma that has risks of recurrence and metastasis. Similar to all soft-tissue sarcomas, round cell liposarcomas grow in the soft-tissues of the extremities and compromise or destroy the affected soft-tissue and muscles. These tumors can compress or stretch important vessels and nerves, and occasionally wrap around these structures making it difficult to remove the mass without an amputation. They also have the potential to invade adjacent bones. Without treatment, liposarcoma can metastasize or spread throughout the body, with the lungs, liver, and bones being the most common sites.
Radiographic imaging is used to help form a diagnosis. These include X-Ray, MRI, CT and Bone Scans.
An example of an MRI is shown.
The treatment of round cell liposarcoma is very similar to the treatment of myxoid liposarcoma. The treatment includes surgical excision through wide or radical resections. Limb-sparing surgery is performed whenever possible, however if the tumor compresses, stretches, or is wrapped around vital nerves and vessels then an amputation may be performed. Additionally, radiation and/or chemotherapy may be administered to treat round cell liposarcoma.
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