Pleomorphic liposarcomas are rare entities with less than 40 cases diagnosed each year, of which a small proportion arise from the chest wall. Optimal management involves wide local resection with negative margins. We describe the case of a 69-year-old gentleman with a chronically growing chest wall mass. After computed tomography and positron-emission tomography, the mass was resected. Chest wall reconstruction was performed with mesh and a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap. The patient did well postoperatively, with no evidence of recurrence at 10 months.
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