5 Facts you should know about

Liposarcoma

All liposarcomas consist of at least some cells that bear a resemblance to fat cells when examined for their histopathologic appearances under a microscope

In 2020, the WHO reclassified liposarcomas into five more or less distinct forms:

atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma (WD-LPS);
dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DD-LPS);
myxoid liposarcoma;
pleomorphic liposarcoma
myxoid pleomorphic liposarcoma

Liposarcomas are usually treatable initially by surgical resection, but are marginally responsive to currently used chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimens

Liposarcomas are generally large tumors (>10 cm) when diagnosed

They occur mainly in adults with only 0.7% of cases occurring in those <16 years old

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