Case Reports in Oncological Medicine (Jan 2012)

Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report

  • Chavan Shahaji,
  • Parasnis Amit,
  • Punia Prashant,
  • Tekade Sachin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/869409
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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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.