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Giant "Lipoma-like" Liposarcoma of the Retroperitoneum: A Case Report

Davor Hrabar
Petra Šulentić
Vedran Tomašić
Miroslav Bekavac Bešlin
Branko Bilić
Tajana Pavić
Zdravko Dorosulić
Marko Nikolić
Božo Krušlin

Abstract

A giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma that incorporated the descending colon was presented clinically as a palpable abdominal mass in a 37-year-old male patient. Complete surgical resection with adjacent partial colectomy was performed. Total tumor mass was 10.7 kg and pathological examination revealed well differentiated ("lipoma-like") liposarcoma. Literature review shows that aggressive surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for retroperitoneal liposarcoma, although there are some promising results that support the use of adjuvant combination chemotherapy in advanced metastatic disease.

Keywords

Liposarcoma - diagnosis; Liposarcoma - pathology; Liposarcoma - surgery; Colon, sigmoid - pathology; Sigmoid neoplasms - pathology

Hrčak ID:

21204

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/21204

Publication date:

3.12.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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