A case of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the neck

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  • Shimozono Tomoki
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology・Head and Neck, Imakiire General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University
  • Hanamure Yutaka
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology・Head and Neck, Imakiire General Hospital
  • Nagata Kei
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology・Head and Neck, Imakiire General Hospital
  • Sekiyama Kosuke
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology・Head and Neck, Imakiire General Hospital
  • Yamashita Masaru
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University

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  • 頸部に発生した未分化多形肉腫の1例
Published
2024
DOI
  • 10.5106/jjshns.34.241
Publisher
JAPAN SOCIETY FOR HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

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Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma is one of the most common malignant soft tissue tumors of the limbs and trunk. In this report, we describe a very rare case of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the neck. The patient was an 80-year-old man. A mass was found in his left neck and he was referred to our department. Histological analysis from biopsy tissue revealed a mass that was most likely to be sarcoma. Under general anesthesia in collaboration with the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the patient underwent excision of a malignant tumor from the left neck region, left neck dissection, and a reconstructive surgery using a skin flap. The final histopathological diagnosis was undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. Since then, there has been no residual tumor or recurrence. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma is a highly malignant tumor and is prone to recurrence and metastasis, so caution is required in its diagnosis and treatment. Although the incidence is not high, malignant soft tissue tumors such as undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma are considered to be an important differential diagnosis for neck masses, and preoperative biopsy should be considered prior to treatment planning when necessary.

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