Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report

Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report

Soft tissue sarcomas represent less than 1% of all human neoplasms. One-third of malignant tumors that arise in the retroperitoneum are sarcomas and liposarcoma is the most common retroperitoneal sarcoma. More often than not, patients report late to the hospital due to the slow progress and few late...

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Main Authors: Chavan Shahaji, Parasnis Amit, Punia Prashant, Tekade Sachin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/869409
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spelling doaj-b369d13cc04d4f51b1adca74d52598392020-11-24T21:06:09ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142012-01-01201210.1155/2012/869409869409Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case ReportChavan Shahaji0Parasnis Amit1Punia Prashant2Tekade Sachin3Department of Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune 411018, IndiaPadmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune 411018, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune 411018, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune 411018, IndiaSoft tissue sarcomas represent less than 1% of all human neoplasms. One-third of malignant tumors that arise in the retroperitoneum are sarcomas and liposarcoma is the most common retroperitoneal sarcoma. More often than not, patients report late to the hospital due to the slow progress and few late symptoms. Thus, the tumor is known to grow to enormous sizes. Here, we report a case of giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma weighing more than 7 kgs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/869409
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author Chavan Shahaji
Parasnis Amit
Punia Prashant
Tekade Sachin
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Parasnis Amit
Punia Prashant
Tekade Sachin
Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
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Parasnis Amit
Punia Prashant
Tekade Sachin
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title Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report
title_short Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report
title_full Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report
title_fullStr Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
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2090-6714
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Soft tissue sarcomas represent less than 1% of all human neoplasms. One-third of malignant tumors that arise in the retroperitoneum are sarcomas and liposarcoma is the most common retroperitoneal sarcoma. More often than not, patients report late to the hospital due to the slow progress and few late symptoms. Thus, the tumor is known to grow to enormous sizes. Here, we report a case of giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma weighing more than 7 kgs.
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