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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Overview

Risk factors

Liposarcoma is associated with a number of risk factors. Few of them are listed below

Chemical carcinogens

• Phenoxyacetic herbicides
• Chlorophenols
• Dioxin contaminations

Radiation

Post irradiation sarcoma has an incidence of 1%. Risk has been found with adjuvant therapy of radiation for breast carcinoma. Risk increases with dose and a dose of 50 GY or more of radiation has been recorded with increased risk of sarcoma. The mean period between exposure to radiation and tumor diagnosis is 10 years.