Key result
Giant well-differentiated retroperitoneal liposarcoma presents as an abdominal mass in a rare anatomical location.
Why the study?
Well differentiated liposarcoma is usually located in the extremities, but its presentation as a giant retroperitoneal abdominal mass is rare and noteworthy.
This case report highlights a rare etiology of an abdominal mass, specifically a giant retroperitoneal well-differentiated liposarcoma.
Documents giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma presenting as abdominal mass; leaves open optimal management strategies for rare variants.
Liposarcoma is the most common retroperitoneal sarcoma and represents more than 15% of all sarcomas. Well differentiated liposarcoma is usually located in the extremities. We report the case of a patient with a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma revealed by an abdominal mass.
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Yazal et al. (2018) studied this question. A giant well-differentiated retroperitoneal liposarcoma presented as an abdominal mass, representing a rare anatomical location for a tumor typically found in the extremities.
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