Open AccessUnusual behaviour of a retroperitoneal sarcoma: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ahmed M. Azzam,
Abd Elrafea Elkak
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of solid tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4075
pISSN - 1925-4067
DOI - 10.5430/jst.v7n1p57
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , retroperitoneal space , radiology , general surgery , pathology
Retroperitoneal sarcomas are aggressive tumours with a poor prognosis. Staging and prognostic criteria do not always predict the behaviour of these tumours. We report a case of retroperitoneal sarcoma which did not quite follow the known prognostic criteria.