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15783094

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Retroperitoneal fatty tumours are uncommon occurrences in current urologic practice, the differentials being lipomas, liposarcomas and extra-renal angiomyolipomas (AML). We report an unusual case of a 48-year-old Chinese female who presented with a 6.2 kg giant mixed-type liposarcoma in the left perinephric space, invading into the renal cortex and parenchyma. Extirpative surgery with left radical nephrectomy was performed, and histology confirmed liposarcoma with both myxoid and well-differentiated elements. The patient remains well and disease-free at 6-month follow-up. We review the literature on the diagnosis and management of these perinephric lipomatous lesions. We also discuss the diagnostic dilemma in differentiating such malignancies from benign angiomyolipomas in the perinephric area on conventional radiological imaging, and its direct implications with respect to extent of surgery and renal preservation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-1623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Giant mixed-type perinephric liposarcoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports