RETROPERITONEAL BENIGN FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA-A CASE REPORT

Benign fibrous histiocytomas are common soft tissue tumours located anywhere in the body but most commonly found in skin. These are slow growing tumours common in all races and all ages but most common age group is 20 to 49 years with female preponderance. In our case a 27-year-old female with complaints of abdominal pain underwent an ultrasound abdomen and pelvis in which a retroperitoneal tumour was diagnosed. Except for abdominal pain no other complaints were noted she was well preserved. we have done an exploratory laparotomy with excision of tumour and specimen sent for Histopathological examination in which it is confirmed as benign fibrous histiocytoma. Post-operative period uneventful and she recovered well. It is rare site for the occurrence of the histiocytoma.