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Liposarcoma complicating pregnancy
S Tebes1, R Cardosi, M Hoffman
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA. stebes@hsc.usf.edu
Gynecologic Oncology
|December 6, 2001
Abstract
Background:
An adnexal mass in pregnancy is a common occurrence. Malignancy is uncommon and only seven cases of liposarcoma have been reported in association with pregnancy.
Case:
We present a case of a pregnant patient who was diagnosed with an adnexal mass detected by ultrasound at 13 weeks gestation. The mass was surgically removed postpartum, when it was found to be a liposarcoma. Postoperatively she received chemotherapy but eventually succumbed to her disease.
Conclusions:
Liposarcoma is rarely found in association with pregnancy and may follow an aggressive course.