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Table 1 Case reports of primary myxoid liposarcoma of the pleural cavity

From: Pleural myxoid liposarcoma: features of 2 cases and associated literature review

Study

Age

Symptoms

Treatment

Survival

Goldsmith and Papagiannopoulos

    

Case 1

42

Malaise, dyspnoea, cough

Resection + radiotherapy. Recurrence – further resection + chemotherapy

Alive at one year

Case 2

80

Dyspnoea

Resection

Died 8 months after Dx

Nader et al

    

Case 1

45

Bronchitis, pneumonia

Resection + Chemotherapy

Died 7 months after Dx

Case 2

73

Incidental Pleural effusion on CXR

VATS + biopsy, not resected. Palliative care

Died 9 months after Dx

Case 3

80

Incidental finding on CXR

Resection

Unknown

Wouters and Greve

19

None

Resection, radiotherapy four years later

Recurrence at four years, then radiotherapy, in remission

Evans et al

61

Chest pain, dyspnoea, pleural effusion

Resection

Unknown

Wong et al

38

Cough, dyspnoea

Resection + radiotherapy

Alive at five months

  1. CXR – chest X-ray
  2. Dx – diagnosis