| Title |
Gigantinė retroperitoninio tarpo lipoma: klinikinis atvejis ir literatūros apžvalga / |
| Translation of Title |
Giant retroperitoneal lipoma: case report and literature review. |
| Authors |
Kulikauskas, Edgaras ; Poškus, Eligijus ; Rutkauskaitė, Dileta ; Strupas, Kęstutis |
| DOI |
10.15388/LietChirur.2012.1.2075 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos chirurgija.. Vilnius : Lietuvos chirurgų asociacija. 2012, t. 10, Nr. 1-2, p. 47-52.. ISSN 1392-0995 |
| Keywords [eng] |
retroperitoneal space ; lipoma ; surgery |
| Abstract [eng] |
Primary retroperitoneal tumours are rare and show a high histological variety. About 80% of retroperitoneal tumours are malignant; benign lipomas in this location are exceptionally rare. These slow-growing tumors can grow up to more than 20 cm and weight a few kilograms. The differential diagnosis of lipomas with liposarcomas may be problematic, especially for tumours with low-grade malignancy, which have a predilection for local recurrence but do not generally metastatize. Fatty tumours of the retroperitoneum should be considered to be potential liposarcomas until proven otherwise, and a radical lesion excision should always be performed, if possible. We report a case of a giant retroperitoneal lipoma in a 61-year-old male. A CT scan of his abdomen showed a large mass of fat density displacing organs to the right side. The patient underwent a radical tumour excision. Laparotomy showed a giant fatty mass measuring 40 x 40 x 20 cm and weighing 6500 g. The pathological examination revealed benign lipoma. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day 9. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Lietuvos chirurgų asociacija |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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