Computed tomography in liposarcoma

Seventeen cases with proven liposarcoma were evaluated by computed tomography (CT) to assess the specificity and value of this radiographic modality. A specific diagnosis of liposarcoma could be made in only four cases (22%). Despite its relative nonspecificity, CT proved extremely useful in the clinical evaluation of this tumor and evidenced considerable superiority to other radiographic methods. In several cases, CT was the only radiographic modality to demonstrate the presence of the lesion. The use of CT gained additional important information in approximately 50% of the cases studied.