Liposarcoma classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Classification

According to the WHO, liposarcoma may be classified as:

• Well-diferentiated liposarcoma:

• Adipocytic or lipoma-like
• Inflammatory
• Sclerosing

• Dedifferentiated liposarcoma
• Myxoid liposarcoma
• Round cell liposarcoma
• Pleiomorphic liposarcoma