Open AccessRetroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Elize Isabella Wethmar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-4618
pISSN - 0975-5888
DOI - 10.34257/gjmrfvol21is3pg1
Subject(s) - liposarcoma , medicine , retroperitoneal space , soft tissue sarcoma , radiology , computed tomographic , soft tissue , sarcoma , incidence (geometry) , computed tomography , pathology , physics , optics
Liposarcomas are rare malignant tumours of adipocytic differentiation and are classified under the soft tissue sarcoma subtype histologically. Retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RPL) has an incidence of 1 per 2.5 million individuals, and the retroperitoneum is the second most common site for a liposarcoma, following the lower limb as the most common site. The retroperitoneum is a space that can easily expand; therefore tumours grow in this space without any symptoms until they are very large. This case study reports a patient diagnosed with a retroperitoneal liposarcoma treated with primary radical surgery and the patient is currently being followed-up in our unit with close monitoring and Computed Tomographic (CT) imaging. The patient consented to the reporting of this case.