GIANT RETROPERITONEAL LIPOSARCOMA MIMICKING OVARIAN TUMOUR - A CASE REPORT
Alhassan SU.
Ibrahim SA.
Department of Surgery & Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
E-mail: saniaji2004@yahoo.com
*Correspondence
Grant support: None
Conflict of Interest: None
ABSTRACT
Retroperitoneal liposarcomas are rare tumours representing less than 1% of all malignant tumours. They are generally slow growing and may attain enormous sizes. We report a case of a giant (9.8kg) retroperitoneal liposarcoma in a 65 years old lady which was initially misdiagnosed as an ovarian tumour. She had a successful surgical removal and has been followed up for more than one year with no evidence of recurrence.
Key words: Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma, Misdiagnosis, CT scan desireable.