Huge retroperitoneal liposarcoma: a case report and review of literature | ||
The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | ||
Article 15, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 2017 PDF (1.29 M) | ||
DOI: 10.4103/1110-1121.204522 | ||
Authors | ||
Basel Refky; Mohamed Abdelkhalek; Mohamed Zuhdy; Khaled Gaballa; Mohammad Arafa; Khadega Mohamed Ali; Amr Hany Metwally; Basma Gadelhak; Waleed Elnahasa | ||
Abstract | ||
Introduction Liposarcoma is the most common malignant tumor of the retroperitoneum. We report a case of huge retroperitoneal liposarcoma weighing 44 kg that was successfully resected. Case presentation A 53-year-old Egyptian male patient was presented to our department with progressive abdominal enlargement. Computed tomography scans of the chest, the abdomen, and the pelvis revealed a huge pelviabdominal mass highly suggestive of liposarcoma. Abdominal exploration was performed with resection of a huge retroperitoneal mass weighing 44 kg that was proven pathologically to be liposarcoma. Conclusion Despite the huge size of retroperitoneal liposarcomas, they can be surgically resected successfully. | ||
Keywords | ||
Liposarcoma; retroperitoneal; Sarcoma | ||
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