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A case of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma weighing more than 7 kgs is reported, highlighting the potential for these tumors to grow to enormous sizes prior to presentation.
Case Report (n=1)
Retroperitoneal liposarcomas can grow to enormous sizes (>7 kg) due to slow progression and late symptom onset.
Giant retroperitoneal liposarcomas may present late due to insidious growth; case report leaves open need for earlier detection strategies.
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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Shahaji et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma (n=1). A case of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma weighing more than 7 kgs is reported, highlighting the potential for these tumors to grow to enormous sizes prior to presentation.
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