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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Imaging findings of liposarcoma are frequently characteristic.
Focal or diffuse areas of fat associated with nonlipomatous components are commonly detected on computed tomographic or magnetic resonance images.
The appearance and morphologic relationship between these areas frequently allow identification of the specific histologic subtype of liposarcoma.



Subtypes	Density	Margins	Fat Content	Lymph Nodes Around the Tumor	Calcifications
Atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma (ALT/WDL)
Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDL)
Myxoid/round cell liposarcoma (ML/RCL)
Pleomorphic liposarcoma (PL)
Mixed-type liposarcoma
Table adapted from