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Recurrent Lipomatous Tumor of Hypopharynx: Case Report and Literature Review

Jelena Sotirović orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-0668 ; ENT Department, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Biserka Vukomanović-Djurdjević ; Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Nenad Baletić ; ENT Department, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Ljubomir Pavićević orcid.org/0000-0001-5978-8937 ; ENT Department, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Dušan Bijelić ; ENT Department, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandar Perić orcid.org/0000-0002-8453-7272 ; ENT Department, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft-tissue sarcomas in adults, but head and neck are rarely involved, especially regions of the larynx and hypopharynx. According to Enzinger and Weiss, liposarcoma can be divided into 5 subtypes: well-differentiated, myxoid, round cell, pleomorphic and dedifferentiated. We present an unusual case of well-differentiated liposarcoma of the hypopharynx in a patient with previous three procedures of endoscopic removal of hypopharyngeal tumor classified as benign lipoma. Well-differentiated liposarcoma is a tumor of low-grade malignancy, which frequently recurs locally, but does not metastasize. Wide tumor resection with free margins is mandatory. Immunohistochemistry is a useful diagnostic tool. We also discuss recently published literature on this unusual presentation of well-differentiated liposarcoma.

Keywords

Hypopharyngeal neoplasms; Lipoma; Liposarcoma; Differential diagnosis; Case reports

Hrčak ID:

133346

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/133346

Publication date:

3.11.2014.

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