%0 Journal Article %T Primary mesenteric liposarcoma: An unusual presentation of a rare condition %A Jain, Sudhir Kumar %A Mitra, Aparajita %A Kaza, Ram Chandra Murthy %A Malagi, Sunil %J Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology %D 2011 %B 2011 %9 %! Primary mesenteric liposarcoma: An unusual presentation of a rare condition %K %X Primary mesenteric liposarcoma is a rare neoplasm. Here, we report the case of a 50 year old Indian man with a pleomorphic liposarcoma of the mesentery. The clinical findings pointed towards a retroperitoneal growth but imaging resolved the issue. A laparotomy was performed and a 20×20 cm multilobulated tumour arising from the mesentery and weighing 1.8 kilograms was excised with a segment of jejunum. The cut surface had a variegated appearance with regions of necrosis. The histological features were suggestive of pleomorphic liposarcoma. Tumour cells were positive for S-100 and negative for SMA/Desmin. Complete resection is curative although the role of chemotherapy remains to be established. %U https://jgo.amegroups.org/article/view/274 %V 3 %N 2 %P 147-150 %@ 2219-679X