title: [Malignant mesenchymoma of the retroperitoneum: a case report].
abstract: This is a case report of a malignant mesenchymoma of the retroperitoneum. On December 1988, a 60-year-old man was hospitalized with complaints of painless and increasing swelling in the left side of the abdomen. The tumor was resected on March 1, 1989; tumor weight was 4,780 g. Histologically, the lesion contained liposarcomatous, chondrosarcomatous, fibrohistiocytic and fibrosarcomatous components. After the tumor resection, he received chemotherapy according to the CYVADIC regimen, and he has been doing well without any evidence of recurrence or metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kurume University, School of Medicine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Irie
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed