Liposarcoma - malignant fatty tissue tumour: forms, diagnosis and therapy
Liposarcomas are rare malignant fatty tissue tumours with various subtypes. Find out more about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and current research on sarcoma therapy.
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Liposarcomas are rare malignant fatty tissue tumours with various subtypes;
liposarcoma is a elderly, malignant tumour that arises from fatty tissue. It belongs to the group of soft tissue sarcomas and accounts for around 15-20% of this type of tumour in adults. Liposarcomas often develop deep in the tissue, particularly on the extremities, in the retroperitoneum (area behind the peritoneum) or in the trunk area.
slowly and with few symptoms, but can - depending on the subtype - be aggressive and grow into surrounding tissue or metastasise.
sarcoma centre:
- Surgical removal with a wide safety margin is the most important measure
- Radiation therapy before or after surgery for local control
- Chemotherapy, especially for aggressive or metastasised subtypes
- Clinical trials offer access to new forms of therapy, e.g. Targeted vascular occlusion in CD13-positive tumours (as in the TRABTRAP trial with tTF-NGR)
follow-up examinations are essential to detect relapses at an early stage
.Literature references:
- ""Liposarcoma: new entities and evolving concepts."" Annals of Diagnostic Pathology.
- ""Soft tissue sarcomas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines."" Annals of Oncology
- ""Patient information on liposarcoma.""
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