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Case Reports
. 2022 Feb;104(2):e54-e56.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0101. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma surgical management

G Herrera-Almario  1   2 , L F Cabrera  1   2 , E E Londoño-Schimmer  2 , M Pedraza  3
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Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma surgical management

G Herrera-Almario et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Retroperitoneal liposarcomas are very infrequent retroperitoneal malignant tumours. Most patients complain of palpable abdominal mass and only half present with abdominal pain. With haematogenous spread they can reach, mainly, lungs and liver, but only in 10% of cases. Here we report the presentation and surgical treatment of a giant massive retroperitoneal liposarcoma in a 53-year-old man.

Keywords: Giant liposarcoma; Liposarcoma; Retroperitoneal liposarcoma; Retroperitoneum.

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Giant abdominal mass
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Computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed a giant heterogeneous mass, measuring 60cm × 75cm× 80cm
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En bloc resected giant liposarcoma
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