Retroperitoneal giant liposarcoma

Korean J Urol. 2010 Aug;51(8):579-82. doi: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.8.579. Epub 2010 Aug 18.

Abstract

Retroperitoneal liposarcoma is an infrequent, locally aggressive malignancy. We report two cases of huge retroperitoneal liposarcomas. The presence of a palpable abdominal mass was a common symptom of the two patients. Preoperative imaging study showed huge retroperitoneal tumors. Both patients underwent complete surgical resections, and a negative microscopic margin was achieved in both cases. The histopathologic diagnosis was a well-differentiated retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Neither of the two patients developed a recurring tumor during the 1.5 years of follow-up.

Keywords: Liposarcoma; Retroperitoneal neoplasms; Sarcoma.