liposarcoma

Examples

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• The classification of liposarcomas has important implications for biologic behavior and patient prognosis.

  Academic text (2006)

• We report the rare case of a well-differentiated liposarcoma arising in the tongue of a 55-year-old man.

  Academic text (2006)

• In some large series, 4 to 9% of liposarcomas involved the head and neck region.

  Academic text (2006)

• The incidence of liposarcoma peaks in the fifth through seventh decades of life.

  Academic text (2006)

• Most intraoral liposarcomas have been located in the cheek, floor of the mouth, and tongue.

  Academic text (2006)

• Liposarcoma is the most common soft-tissue malignancy in adults, but the appearance of a liposarcoma in the head and neck region is distinctly unusual.

  Academic text (2006)

• Liposarcoma is the most common soft-tissue malignancy in adults, but the appearance of a liposarcoma in the head and neck region is distinctly unusual.

  Academic text (2006)

• The prognosis for patients with liposarcoma can be correlated not only with histology but also with the site of origin and the size of the tumor at presentation.

  Academic text (2006)

• An understanding of the histologic subtypes and corresponding clinical behavior of liposarcomas will assist physicians in appropriately managing these patients.

  Academic text (2006)

• In some large series, 4 to 9% of liposarcomas involved the head and neck region.

Synonyms

S

sarcoma

vsliposarcoma

• Specialized

10 9.2

A type of cancer that starts in bone, muscle, or fat tissue

refers specifically to a malignant growth from fat cells in deep soft tissue

How Dangerous

liposarcoma

• Specialized

9.9

lipoma

• Specialized

1 7.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology