TITLE:
Management of Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Joseph Yorke, Pius Agbenorku, Roland Awoonor-Williams, Michael Offoe Adinku, Eseenam Anita Agbeko, Joseph Yaw Manu, Kodwo Aboagye Addae, Papa Kwesi Sonsomir Fiifi Yankson, Dorcas Ahulu, Daniel Anning Gyawu, Nana Esi Abeduwa Abaidoo, Dennis Afful-Yorkee
KEYWORDS:
Retroperitoneal, Liposarcoma, Surgical Resection, Malignant, Tumour
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.7 No.8,
August
23,
2016
ABSTRACT: Retroperitoneal liposarcoma is a rare malignant
tumour with an incidence of 2.5 per million people annually. It is the most common type of all the retroperitoneal
malignant tumours. Early diagnosis of the tumour is difficult because of
absence of specific clinical presentation. Symptoms would only occur if the
tumour exhibits pressure on the surrounding organs. It usually occurs between
the fourth to sixth decades of life affecting both genders equally.
Histological subtypes include: well-differentiated, poorly differentiated,
myxoid, round cell and pleomorphic. Radiological imaging useful in diagnosis include: ultrasonography, computed tomography
and magnetic resonance imaging. Complete surgical resection of the
tumour and the adjacent viscera involved or organs remained the mainstay of
treatment. Radiotherapy plays a role in reducing the risk of recurrence but its effect on the overall survival of
patients is not known. The case presented is a 48-year-old male patient
with retroperitoneal liposarcoma, treated by complete surgical resection of the
tumour and right hemicolectomy and currently on follow-up for possible
recurrence.