Abstract

SAYUM FILHO, Jorge et al. Lipossarcoma of the knee in a tennis player: case report. Rev. bras. ortop. [online]. 2012, vol.47, n.1, pp. 133-135. ISSN 0102-3616.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-36162012000100020.

Lipossarcoma is an uncommon malignant tumor. It originates in the mesenchymal cells, and is the most common of the soft tissue sarcomas. The authors report a case of a 40 year-old male tennis player with lipossarcoma in the posterior right knee and distal thigh region.

Keywords : Liposarcoma; Bone Neoplasms; Knee; Athletes.