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Liposarcoma of the retropharyngeal space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Raefe Gundelach ,
Ramzan Ullah ,
Scott Coman  and
Kate Campbell
Raefe Gundelach
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
Ramzan Ullah
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvener Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Scott Coman
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
Kate Campbell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
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Abstract

Liposarcoma is a common soft tissue malignancy that occurs infrequently in the head and neck. Liposarcoma of the retropharynx is exceptionally rare, only four cases being described in the literature. We present a case in which retropharyngeal liposarcoma occurred in a patient who had had multiple previous subcutaneous lipomas excised. This paper explores this very unusual presentation and discusses the difficulties in the diagnosis and management of this rare tumour.

Keywords

PharynxLiposarcomaLipoma
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 8 , August 2005 , pp. 651 - 654
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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