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Well-differentiated liposarcoma arising in the parapharyngeal space: a case report and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2015

N Kikuchi ,
T Nakashima ,
J Fukushima ,
K Nariyama  and
S Komune
N Kikuchi*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yamaguchi Red Cross Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan
T Nakashima
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
J Fukushima
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
K Nariyama
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ekisaikai Moji Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
S Komune
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: N Kikuchi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yamaguchi Red Cross Hospital, Yahatababa 53–1, Yamaguchi-City, Yamaguchi 753–0092, Japan Fax:+81 83 925 1474 E-mail: nkikuchi@yamaguchi-redcross.jp
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Abstract

Background:

Liposarcomas rarely occur in the parapharyngeal space and only a few case reports exist. For curative therapy of liposarcoma, surgical excision remains the dominant modality. Although a wide surgical margin is important to prevent local recurrence, wide excision is often difficult in the head and neck region.

Case report:

We report a case of a 19-year-old female with a well-differentiated liposarcoma arising in the parapharyngeal space. We removed the tumour surgically utilising a cervical–parotid approach. The histological diagnosis was well-differentiated sclerosing liposarcoma. There is no recurrence after five years and nine months of follow up.

Conclusion:

The patient's age and the tumour site made it difficult for us to make a quantitative diagnosis before the operation. Well-differentiated liposarcoma rarely develop distant metastasis, but often recur locally. The benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy for well-differentiated liposarcoma is still not clear and careful and long-term follow up is necessary.

Keywords

LiposarcomaPharyngeal diseasePathological classificationSurgical approach

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue S2 , March 2015 , pp. S86 - S90
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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