Pleomorphic myxoid liposarcoma in an adolescent with Li–Fraumeni syndrome

We present the case of a 15-year-old female with a right perineal mass that was found to be pleomorphic myxoid liposarcoma, a recently recognized, rare subtype of liposarcoma. The patient had a strong family history of malignancy and genetic screening revealed a pathogenic TP53 mutation consistent w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric surgery international 2017-05, Vol.33 (5), p.631-635
Hauptverfasser:	Sinclair, Tiffany J., Thorson, Chad M., Alvarez, Elysia, Tan, Serena, Spunt, Sheri L., Chao, Stephanie D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Case Report Female Genital Neoplasms, Female - diagnostic imaging Genital Neoplasms, Female - surgery Humans Li-Fraumeni Syndrome - complications Liposarcoma, Myxoid - complications Liposarcoma, Myxoid - surgery Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics Perineum - diagnostic imaging Perineum - surgery Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of a 15-year-old female with a right perineal mass that was found to be pleomorphic myxoid liposarcoma, a recently recognized, rare subtype of liposarcoma. The patient had a strong family history of malignancy and genetic screening revealed a pathogenic TP53 mutation consistent with Li–Fraumeni syndrome.
ISSN:	0179-0358 1437-9813
DOI:	10.1007/s00383-017-4063-x