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A 71-year-old male with a 37-cm abdominal tumor
Case presentation
This is a 71-year-old male noted increased difficulty breathing over the last 3 months especially when laying on his back. Over the last few weeks, patient also experienced difficulty in moving his bowels, urinary urgency and increased frequency. He also noted tingling in his legs bilaterally. CT scan showed a 37-cm predominantly fatty density mass within the abdomen and pelvis probably arising from the retroperitoneum on the left as well as multiple soft tissue masses and is concerning for a liposarcoma (Figures 1,2).
Figure 1 (A) coronal view (B) cross sectional view of the large abdominal mass.
Figure 2 Retroperitoneal liposarcoma (1). Available online: http://aos.amegroups.com/post/view/2017121102
Acknowledgements
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Footnote
Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.
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References
- Wang J. Retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Art Surg 2017;1:v005. Available online: http://aos.amegroups.com/post/view/2017121102
doi: 10.21037/aos.2017.11.05
Cite this article as: Wang J. A 71-year-old male with a 37-cm abdominal tumor. Art Surg 2017;1:10.
Cite this article as: Wang J. A 71-year-old male with a 37-cm abdominal tumor. Art Surg 2017;1:10.
