INTRATHORACIC PLEOMORPHIC LIPOSARCOMA IN A CHILD - STUDY OF AN UNUSUAL CASE

Primary intrathoracic liposarcoma is an extremely rare neoplasm in the pediatric age group. we report an unusual case of a 3-year-old boy wh o presented with a large intrathoracic tumor arising from the right ch est wall. Biopsy showed a pleomorphic sarcoma with histological, immun ohistochemical, and ultrastructural features of pleomorphic liposarcom a. The tuner displayed an aggressive clinical behavior, and the patien t continued to have recurrences despite rigorous chemotherapy and radi ation treatment. He subsequently died 2 years after the initial diagno sis.