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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X
EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 2, No. 1, 1996, pp. 35-38
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Bioline Code: js96007
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1996, pp. 35-38
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Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma
Yerzingatsian, K.L.; Katebe, K.; Mulundika, J.I.M.; Mulenga, J. & Kachimba, J.S.
Abstract
Liposarcoma is a rare tumor of fatty tissue. The retroperitoneal site accounts for 0.01-0.1% of all malignancies. The location makes early detection difficult and by the time the patient comes to surgery the large size deters surgeons from attempting resection. This is a report of of a patient from whom a 10 kg retroperitoneal liposarcoma was successfully removed and one year later a recurrent tumor weighing 13.8 kilogram was excised. Size should not be a deterrent to operability if vital organs are not involved.
Keywords
Liposarcoma, retroperitoneum
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