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A retrospective study of all patients presenting with liposarcoma at Southend General Hospital between the years 1970 and 1979 is presented. There were 13 patients in the group treated with various combinations of surgery and radiotherapy. The histology has been reviewed: 7 patients had myxoid tumours, 2 well differentiated and 4 pleomorphic. The patients were followed up for between 18–109 months with 7 patients followed for more than 5 years. Local recurrence was seen only in myxoid tumours whereas pleomorphic tumours showed a high incidence of distant metastases. The length of survival was found to correlate with the histology, pleomorphic tumours being associated with the shortest survival. The series illustrates that the histological type of liposarcoma predicts the pattern of behaviour of the tumour and is the major determinant in prognosis.
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On présente ici une étude rétrospective de tous les malades atteints d'un liposarcome traités dans un hôpital régional (Southend) entre 1970 et 1979. Treize malades ont subi un traitement associant chirurgie et radiothérapie. L'histologie a été revue: sept malades avaient des tumeurs mucoïdes, deux des lésions bien différenciées et quatre des tumeurs pléomorphiques. Les patients ont été surveillés pendant au moins cinq ans. Les récidives locales ne se sont manifestées que chez les malades porteurs de tumeurs mucoïdes tandis que les tumeurs pléomorphiques ont montré une tendance aux métastases à distance. La durée de la survie est en rapport avec le type histologique, les tumeurs pléomorphiques ayant la survie la plus courte. Cette étude montre que les données histologiques permettent de prévoir l'évolution de la tumeur et qu'elles représent l'élément le plus important pour le prognostic.
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Daniell, S.J.N. Liposarcoma: A ten year experience. International Orthopaedics 9, 55–58 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267038
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