Liposarcoma epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Liposarcoma are the second most common type of soft tissue sarcoma in adults.
Incidence
Annually .25 cases occur per 100,000 population.
Age and location
Most frequent in middle-aged and older adults (age 40 and above), liposarcomas are the second most common of all soft-tissue sarcomas. Tumors of adult life have a median age of 55-60 years. They can occur any where in the body but most predominent in the lower extremity and 2/3rd of them occur deep within the fascia.
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Sex
Men are slightly more affected than women.
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