TY - JOUR AU - Jain, Sudhir Kumar AU - Mitra, Aparajita AU - Kaza, Ram Chandra Murthy AU - Malagi, Sunil PY - 2011 TI - Primary mesenteric liposarcoma: An unusual presentation of a rare condition JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology; Vol 3, No 2 (June 07, 2012): Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology Y2 - 2011 KW - N2 - 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. UR - https://jgo.amegroups.org/article/view/274