TITLE:
Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma Mimicking an Ovarian Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma
AUTHORS:
K. Harou, Y. Ouldbenazzouz, Y. Aitbenkadour, H. Bassir, H. Asmouki, A. Soumani
KEYWORDS:
Liposarcoma, Retroperitoneum
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.8 No.3,
March
30,
2018
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Retroperitoneal liposarcoma is a malignant, primitive and rare mesenchymal tumor. We report an observation of a
retroperitoneal liposarcoma mimicking an ovarian tumor. Case: A
36-year-old female presented a pelvic pain type gravity whose examination found
an abdominopelvic mass, an abdominopelvic computed tomography showed a large
abdominal-pelvic mass with a fatty component leading to the diagnosis of
ovarian teratoma. At exploratory laparotomy, we found a large abdomino-pelvic
mass of 30 × 35 cm, and a large resection was realised. The histopathologic
examination found a liposarcoma well differentiated (grade 1). Conclusion: The
different pathological aspects, the therapeutic options and the prognostic factors
of the abdominal liposarcomas will be discussed in this article.