Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report

Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Low grade fibromyxoid sarcomas (LGFMS) are very rarely seen. They commonly arise from deep soft tissues of the lower extremities. Very few cases of intra-abdominal location have been reported.</p> <p>Case presentation<...

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Main Authors: Ashok AC, Harish K, Alva NK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-09-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/3/7
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spelling doaj-3117bcc5cfe9469788e68e9895fd6d4a2020-11-24T21:07:26ZengBMCBMC Surgery1471-24822003-09-0131710.1186/1471-2482-3-7Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case reportAshok ACHarish KAlva NK<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Low grade fibromyxoid sarcomas (LGFMS) are very rarely seen. They commonly arise from deep soft tissues of the lower extremities. Very few cases of intra-abdominal location have been reported.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a 37 year old man who presented with an abdominal mass and dragging pain. Pre-operative imaging suggested the possibility of a subcapsular hemangioma of liver.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Laparoscopy was useful to locate the tumor as arising from falciform ligament and made the subsequent surgery simpler. This is one of the large fibromyxoid sarcomas to be reported.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/3/7
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Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report
BMC Surgery
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Harish K
Alva NK
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title Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report
title_short Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report
title_full Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report
title_fullStr Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report
title_sort low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of the falciform ligament: a case report
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series BMC Surgery
issn 1471-2482
publishDate 2003-09-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Low grade fibromyxoid sarcomas (LGFMS) are very rarely seen. They commonly arise from deep soft tissues of the lower extremities. Very few cases of intra-abdominal location have been reported.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a 37 year old man who presented with an abdominal mass and dragging pain. Pre-operative imaging suggested the possibility of a subcapsular hemangioma of liver.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Laparoscopy was useful to locate the tumor as arising from falciform ligament and made the subsequent surgery simpler. This is one of the large fibromyxoid sarcomas to be reported.</p>
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