Title

Location! Location!! Location!!! The Salient Clinical Feature of Atypical Lipomatous Tumors

Sanford School of Medicine Affiliation

Transplantation and Surgery

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Publication Date

11-2009

Keywords

adipocytic neoplasm, atypical lipoma, atypical lipomatous tumor, magnetic resonance imaging, well-differentiated liposarcoma

Abstract

Atypical lipomatous tumors (ALTs) are characterized primarily by their location, which provides the most valuable insight towards the likelihood of complete surgical excision. MRI or CT, are invaluable tools that not only aid in a radiologic diagnosis, but are also able to precisely define location and extent of these tumors. This further aids in surgical decision-making and postoperative surveillance.

Journal Title

Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery

Volume

15

Issue

6

First Page

467

Last Page

470

ISSN

1542-5983

Rights

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins http://sherpa.mimas.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1542-5983/

DOI

10.1097/SPV.0b013e3181c62e50

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