April 2020 Vol. 8 No.4

Abstract
Full text
Reprint (PDF) (156 KB)

Search Pubmed for articles by:
 

Case Report

Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma – Case Report and Literature Revie

Kiril Kirov^1* and Bogdan Bogdanov²

¹Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
²Department of Oncology Surgery, Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Oncological Diseases, M.Markov "- Varna, Bulgaria.

*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: kirovkg@yahoo.com
Mob.: +359 889652084Accepted March 11, 2020

Received: 05 April 2020 I Accepted: 19 April 2020 I Published: 24 April 2020
Copyright © 2020 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.
This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.

Abstract

The giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma is a relatively rare malignancy, characterized by slow and asymptomatic growth. Because of the anatomical spaces of the retroperitoneum, they often reach giant sizes. It is diagnosed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical treatment is the method of choice. We present a clinical case of retroperitoneal liposarcoma in a patient 69 years of age, measuring 35/24/16 cm and weight of 9.5 kg. Surgery includes tumor resection and right hemicolectomy in June 2014 (06/2014) as well as two other operations in the coming years performed by us due to local recurrence. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been administered. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have controversial value according to different authors after the literature review has been made. Publications in Bulgarian and foreign literature in recent years are discussed.

Keywords: Asymptomatic growth, Chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Diagnosis, Retroperitoneal liposarcoma, Surgical treatment