Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Intracranial metastases from liposarcoma are rare and almost always preceded by the development of systemic tumour spread. We report here a case of liposarcoma with spread to the cranial nervous system 23 years after treatment of the primary tumour. The literature on brain metastases from soft tissu...

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Main Authors: Michelle Ferguson, William Stewart, Fiona Cowie, Jeff White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/SRCM/2006/23039
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spelling doaj-4cf604d0bd2b42bfb40cd4f4f62c58482020-11-24T22:27:20ZengHindawi LimitedSarcoma1357-714X1369-16432006-01-01200610.1155/SRCM/2006/2303923039Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMichelle Ferguson0William Stewart1Fiona Cowie2Jeff White3Department of Oncology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Ward 32, Dundee DD1 9SY, UKDepartment of Neuropathology, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, Scotland, UKBeatson Oncology Centre, Dumbarton Road, North Glasgow University Hospitals Division, Glasgow G11 6NT, Scotland, UKBeatson Oncology Centre, Dumbarton Road, North Glasgow University Hospitals Division, Glasgow G11 6NT, Scotland, UKIntracranial metastases from liposarcoma are rare and almost always preceded by the development of systemic tumour spread. We report here a case of liposarcoma with spread to the cranial nervous system 23 years after treatment of the primary tumour. The literature on brain metastases from soft tissue sarcoma is also reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/SRCM/2006/23039
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Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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title Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Late-Onset Meningeal Metastases in Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Sarcoma
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publishDate 2006-01-01
description Intracranial metastases from liposarcoma are rare and almost always preceded by the development of systemic tumour spread. We report here a case of liposarcoma with spread to the cranial nervous system 23 years after treatment of the primary tumour. The literature on brain metastases from soft tissue sarcoma is also reviewed.
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