A retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma mimicking an ovarian tumor
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
;
: 598-601, 2017.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-126347
ABSTRACT
A 74-year-old postmenopausal woman visited our gynecology clinic complaining of a palpable abdominal mass. Physical and radiological evaluation indicated that the mass exhibited features of a left ovarian neoplasm showing heterogeneous enhancement. Surgical resection was performed to confirm this suspicion. During surgery, a mass was observed only in the left ovary with no invasive growth, but adhesions to the surrounding peritoneum were seen. Given the patient's age, large mass size, and accompanying uterine myoma and right ovarian cyst, total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. The final pathologic diagnosis was dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The liposarcoma was suspected to originate from retroperitoneal adipose tissue rather than the ovary. Radiotherapy was planned if a gross lesion indicating recurrence followed 6 months later. This case required a considerable multi-disciplinary approach for diagnosis and treatment because of its ambiguous clinical and radiological findings.
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Main subject:
Ovarian Cysts
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Ovarian Neoplasms
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Ovary
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Peritoneum
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Radiotherapy
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Recurrence
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Retroperitoneal Neoplasms
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Diagnosis
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Intra-Abdominal Fat
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Gynecology
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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