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A parapharyngeal myxoid liposarcoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Johannes J. Fagan ,
Eugene N. Myers  and
Leon Barnes
Johannes J. Fagan
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Eugene N. Myers*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Leon Barnes
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
*
Address for correspondence: E. N. Myers, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, The Eye and Ear Institute Building, Suite 500, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. Fax: (412)-647-2080
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Abstract

We present a case of a parapharyngeal space myxoid liposarcoma. This case highlights the importance of wide surgical resection margins, and the difficult histological diagnosis.

Keywords

Head and neck neoplasmsLiposarcoma
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 179 - 182
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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