Symptomatic Giant Retroperitoneal Lipomatous Lesion: a Case Series and Review of the Literature of a Rare Pathology

Tartaglia E, Romano M, Busto G, Ceccarelli G and Fabozzi M

Department of General, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Monaldi Hospital- Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli, Italy
Department of General and Oncological Surgery, A Tortora Hospital, Italy
Department of Oncology, A Tortora Hospital, Italy
Department of General Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Italy
Department of General and Oncological Surgery, A Tortora Hospital, Italy

^*Correspondance to: Ernesto Tartaglia 

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Abstract

Adipocytic lesions are tumors of mesenchymal origin, which can be either benign (lipoma, lipomatosis, etc.) or malignant (liposarcomas). Both tumors may share similar clinical presentations but differ histologically. Histology and tumor location are independent predictive outcome for longterm survival. Complete surgical resection is the main treatment followed by adjuvant therapy for malignant disease. We present two cases that were clinically similar but differ histologically.

Keywords

Liposarcoma, Lipoma, Retroperitoneal lipoma, Retroperitoneal tumor

Cite the article

Tartaglia E, Romano M, Busto G, Ceccarelli G, Fabozzi M. Symptomatic Giant Retroperitoneal Lipomatous Lesion: a Case Series and Review of the Literature of a Rare Pathology. Clin Surg. 2019; 4: 2482 .