Liposarcomas are malignant tumors of fatty tissue. They can occur in various parts of the body. They are soft tissue sarcomas with multiple subtypes. In this episode we discuss the presentation, management and treatment of Liposarcomas with our Guest, Dr. Peter Fergusion, Musculoskeletal oncologist and Chairman of the University of Toronto Department of Orthopaedics.

Links & Article(s)

Crago AM, Dickson MA. Liposarcoma: Multimodality Management and Future Targeted Therapies. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2016;25(4):761-773. doi:10.1016/j.soc.2016.05.007

Kenneth R Gundle et al. Analysis of Margin Classification Systems for Assessing the Risk of Local Recurrence After Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resection. 2018 Mar 1;36(7):704-709.

Julia D Visgauss et al. Staging and Surveillance of Myxoid Liposarcoma: Follow-up Assessment and the Metastatic Pattern of 169 Patients Suggests Inadequacy of Current Practice Standards. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Nov;28(12):7903-7911

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