Double diagnostic deviance: Case report of chest wall liposarcoma mimicking inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor mimicking costochondritis.
Journal: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
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Abstract
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor and liposarcoma very rarely present as tumors of the chest wall. Never have both been reported together in the same lesion. We present a case wherein a 72-year-old man with a rapidly progressing lesion initially mistaken for a local infection underwent resection with diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. He experienced recurrence less than 6 months before radical resection revealed well to dedifferentiated liposarcoma with areas of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. He is now doing well with over 4 years of follow-up.
Authors
Andy Tully, Andy Chao Lee, Andy Gorton, Muge Turkyilmaz, Francis Podbielski
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