Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Liposarcomas are rare malignant tumours of adipocytic differentiation and are classified under the soft tissue sarcoma subtype histologically. Retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RPL) has an incidence of 1 per 2.5 million individuals, and the retroperitoneum is the second most common site for a liposarcoma, following the lower limb as the most common site. The retroperitoneum is a space that can easily expand;therefore tumours grow in this space without any symptoms until they are very large. This case study reports a patien t diagnosed with a retroperitoneal liposarcoma treated with primary radical surgery and the patient is currently being followed-up in our unit with close monitoring and Computed Tomographic (CT) imaging. The patient consented to the reporting of this case.