Author(s)

Mame Sanou Diouf^1*, Sall Ahmadou Cheikhou², Ndiaye Ciré³, Thiam Amadou¹, Abdoulaye Diop¹, Deguenonvo Richard Edouard Alain¹, Diom Evelyne Siga⁴, Ndiaye Malick², Diallo Bay Karim⁵, Diouf Raymond¹

¹ENT and Cervicofacial Surgery Department, Idrissa Pouye General Hospital, Grand-Yoff, Dakar, Senegal.
²ENT Department, Diamniadio Children’s Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
³ENT clinic Lamine Sine Diop, Dakar, Senegal.
⁴ENT Department and Cervico-Facial Surgery, Hôpital de la paix, Ziguinchor, Senegal.
⁵ENT and Cervicofacial Surgery Department, Albert Royer Children’s Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.

Nasopharyngeal liposarcoma is an extremely rare clinical entity. Less than ten cases have been reported in the literature. It mainly occurs in humans. The non-specificity of the clinical and radiological signs explains the difficulty of the diagnosis confirmed by anatomopathological and immunohistochemical examinations. Its pathogenesis remains obscure and often correlates with genetic abnormalities. Pleomorphic liposarcoma is its rarest subtype, remarkable for its aggressiveness and rapidity of growth. Complete surgical excision remains the treatment of choice. We report a case of liposarcoma whose diagnosis was made during histological examination coupled with immunohistochemistry.

Liposarcoma, Nasopharynx, Pathology, Immunohistochemistry

Diouf, M. , Cheikhou, S. , Ciré, N. , Amadou, T. , Diop, A. , Alain, D. , Siga, D. , Malick, N. , Karim, D. and Raymond, D. (2024) Pleomorphic Nasopharyngeal Liposarcoma: An Aggressive Tumor. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 13, 11-15. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2024.131002.