Cystic retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma: A case report

J Clin Imaging Sci. 2023 Aug 1:13:22. doi: 10.25259/JCIS_48_2023. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Liposarcoma is the most common primary retroperitoneal sarcoma in adults. We report the case of an 86-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with frequent falls and unexplained weight loss that was found to have a cystic retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Initial computed tomography revealed a large heterogeneous complex cystic hypoenhancing lesion in the left retroperitoneum. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates a multilocular cystic mass with microscopic lipid content, diffusion restriction, and enhancing nodular soft-tissue components. Histologic examination of the tissue sample following biopsy is consistent with cystic retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Further management was not pursued due to the patient's advanced age and frailty.

Keywords: Hemorrhage; Liposarcoma; Retroperitoneal neoplasms; Sarcoma.

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