most critically, absence of the FUS-DDIT3 sn EWSR1-DDIT3 fusion genes in its neoplastic cells. Treatment and prognosis While individuals with MPL have been treated with surgical resection to remove their tumors, a 2021 review found that there were no consensus recommendations for the standard of care for MPL with respect to radiation and chemotherapy regimens (when used either alone or combined with surgery) for treating these tumors. Histopathology of liposarcomas Medical imaging Medical ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of liposarcomas are helpful and often essential in determining their extent, surgical accessibility, and relationship to any observed organ dysfunctions. Since ultrasonography is usually unable to distinguish a liposarcoma from a benign lipoma, MRI is the initial imaging of choice to provide evidence relative to making this distinction. In myxoid liposarcoma, it shows low signal intensity mass with high signal intensity foci on T1-weighted MRI images. The mass shows high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. This is because it contains predominantly mucoid substance (accounts for low signal intensity on T1) and small amount of mature fat (accounts for high signal intensity on T1). The mass is well-defined, lobulated, multiloculated, or oval in shape without any infiltration into surrounding structures. Society and culture Notable cases Chad Brown (19612014), a poker player, died from liposarcoma Richard Feynman (1918–1988), a theoretical physicist, died following surgery to address the disease. Rob Ford (19692016), former Toronto mayor and Toronto city councillor, died of pleomorphic liposarcoma. Hokie Gajan (19592016), former running back for the New Orleans Saints and radio color commentator for the team, died from liposarcoma. Charlie Davies (born 1986), former soccer player for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer, diagnosed with liposarcoma in 2016. Mark Strand (19342014), former US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner, died from liposarcoma. See also Lipoma The Wendy Walk, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to raise funds and awareness for sarcomas, including liposarcoma References External links Dermal and subcutaneous growths Sarcoma Soft tissue disorders