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Retro-pharyngeal liposarcoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

I. B. A. Menown ,
S. H. Liew ,
S. S. Napier  and
W. J. Primrose
I. B. A. Menown
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
S. H. Liew
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
S. S. Napier
Affiliation:
Dental Surgery Pathologyt, Queen's University of Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
W. J. Primrose*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
*
Mr W. J. Primrose, F. R.C.S., Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Fax No. 4384
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Abstract

We present a case of extensive recurrence of a retro-pharyngeal liposarcoma following surgical removal 18 years previously. The surgery and pathology are discussed, and management strategies of head and neck liposarcomas are reviewed.

Keywords

Head and neck tumoursLiposarcoma
Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 5 , May 1992 , pp. 469 - 471
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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