title: Primary retroperitoneal tumors: report of 21 cases.
abstract: A personal series of 21 cases of primary retroperitoneal tumors (PRT) are reported and the clinical features, diagnostic assessment, surgical treatment and results are examined. The problem of the complementary radio-chemotherapy, which is mandatory following surgical resection, is also dealt with. It is underlined that long-term results are improved only by early diagnosis and therefore the use of the most recent technical procedures, such as echotomography, computed tomography, and angiography, is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy