General Imaging (pre-therapy):Patient 7

GENERAL IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS (PRE-THERAPY)

Patient 7 62-year-old female with surgically proven well differentiated liposarcoma of left proximal thigh. Click on image(s) to view JPEG image(s).
1.	Coronal T1W MR image reveals areas of hyperintense adipose tissue similar to subcutaneous tissue within mass (arrow on JPEG image). The tumor component not containing pure adipose tissue does not exhibit signal characteristics of fat.
2.	Axial T2W MR image reveals adipose tissue with signal intensity similar to subcutaneous fat (arrow on JPEG image). The tumor component not containing pure adipose tissue is hyperintense. Generally, other types of liposarcoma mimic other sarcomas as they do not contain significant amounts of residual adipose tissue. In some instances myxoid liposarcoma may contain small amounts of adipose tissue visible on MR imaging.
3.	Gross surgical specimen superimposed on the MR image. Note: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma may be visualized on MR imaging as a non-specific mass with adipose tissue noted at the periphery.

Copyright Š2003 All rights reserved.

No part of this exhibit may be used for commercial purposes without the expressed written consent of the Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
1-800-392-1611 (USA) / 1-713-792-6161 Legal Statements
Last updated; September 2003