@entity1821 originating in the thoracic cavity is not common. It has been reported that neither chemotherapy nor radiotherapy is effective, and that surgical resection is the only therapeutic option. There have been several cases reported of a large @entity1821 compressing adjacent organs such as the lung and the heart. In such cases, careful management is required to prevent adverse cardiopulmonary events during resection. Here we report a rare case of a 52-year-old male who had a @entity1821 occupying the majority of the right thorax. The @entity1 was placed in the supine position, and the @entity5 was resected through an anterior thoracotomy. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) was prepared in case of need. However, we succeeded in resecting the huge @entity5 without use of PCPS. We were unable to completely resect the @entity5 because it originated from the posterior mediastinum and extended into the left thorax. The resected @entity5 weighed 3,500 g and was 28 cm in largest diameter. The postoperative course was uneventful, except for @entity519 lasting a few days caused by re-expansion @entity4 in the lung. The @entity1 was discharged and is alive at five years to date.

XXXX occupying most of the hemi-thorax and resected in the supine position: report of a rare case.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['edema'] @entity519 :: ('MESH:D000860', 'Disease') :: ['hypoxemia'] @entity1821 :: ('MESH:D008080', 'Disease') :: ['giant liposarcoma', 'liposarcoma', 'Liposarcoma']
@entity1821 :: (MESH:D008080,Disease) :: ['Giant liposarcoma']
