Laparoscopic resection of a retroperitoneal liposarcoma: a case report and review of the literature

Int Surg. 2013 Jul-Sep;98(3):219-22. doi: 10.9738/INTSURG-D-13-00076.1.

Abstract

Here, we describe a case of a retroperitoneal liposarcoma successfully managed by laparoscopic surgery. A 72-year-old man underwent abnormal hypertension screening using computed tomography (CT), which revealed a low-density mass measuring 7 cm in diameter in the retroperitoneal space. We diagnosed the mass as a liposarcoma before the operation. The mass was resected laparoscopically. No perioperative complications were encountered, and the patient was discharged on the fourth postoperative day. The pathologic diagnosis was well-differentiated liposarcoma, indicating complete surgical resection. Thus, we conclude that a laparoscopic approach for the patients with retroperitoneal tumors, including liposarcomas, is safe, feasible, and minimally invasive, even if there is a possibility of the tumor being malignant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Liposarcoma / diagnosis
  • Liposarcoma / pathology
  • Liposarcoma / surgery*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

  • Retroperitoneal liposarcoma