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Clinicopathological Features of Retroperitoneal Tumours
Author(s) -
PARKINSON M. CONSTANCE,
CHABREL C. M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1984.tb07156.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , differential diagnosis , sarcoma , retroperitoneal space , pathology , abdominal mass , germ cell tumors , abdominal pain , seminoma , presentation (obstetrics) , soft tissue , metastatic carcinoma , radiology , carcinoma , surgery , chemotherapy
Summary— The clinicopathological features of 49 neoplasms in the retroperitoneum, but not arising directly from a major retroperitoneal organ, are described. Abdominal pain and a mass, urinary tract symptoms and evidence of pressure on venous channels or nerves were common modes of presentation. In 6 cases the neoplasms were found incidentally and in 4 patients removal of the retroperitoneal mass was an elective procedure during the treatment of metastatic testicular germ cell tumour. Histopathological diagnosis revealed 4 major tumour types: germ cell neoplasms, non‐germ cell metastatic carcinoma, soft tissue sarcoma and lymphoma. The differential diagnoses are discussed. A knowledge of the neoplasms to be expected in this site may indicate which pre‐operative investigations should be undertaken.