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A rare case of a giant anterior mediastinal liposarcoma

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We report a case of a 53-year-old lady who was incidentally diagnosed to have giant anterior mediastinal mass while undergoing preoperative evaluation for another surgery. She came for surgery after 2 years when she became symptomatic. A large 6.7-lb (2800 g) tumor occupying both hemithoraces and engulfing heart was excised in its entirety through a clamshell thoracotomy under cardiopulmonary bypass standby. Histopathology revealed the final diagnosis as well as differentiated liposarcoma. She is now able to walk 2 km without any symptoms at the end of a 24-month follow-up.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 258/A, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560099, India

    Namdeo Mahadeo Gaikwad, Srirangapatna Varadaraj Srikrishna & Kasturi Srikanth

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Gaikwad, N.M., Srikrishna, S.V. & Srikanth, K. A rare case of a giant anterior mediastinal liposarcoma. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 36, 148–150 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-019-00871-6

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