Title: Recurrent Liposarcoma- Patient’s Perspective
Authors: Girish D Bakhshi, Rajesh G Chincholkar, Madhukar Gupta, Jasmine Agarwal, Prachiti Gokhe, Radhika Ramesh
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i7.62
Abstract
Soft tissue sarcomas may occur anywhere in the body. Three fourths are located in the extremities and the remaining 10 percent each in the trunk, wall and retroperitoneum with a slight male predominance. Soft tissue sarcomas become more common with increasing age with median age being 65 years.[1] Sarcomas over limbs may require amputation, however patients are not willing for losing their limb. Moreover, in evidence based medicine, patients choice has to be kept in mind. We present a case of recurrent LPS where wide local excision for recurrent LPS over left thigh was done as patient was not willing for amputation.
Key words: Liposarcoma, evidence based medicine.
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