Retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma.
BACKGROUND
Retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas are rare tumors. Only 25 cases have been reported in the English literature until 2002. The histogenesis is unclear, diagnosis is never made preoperatively and surgery is the only treatment.


METHODS
We report an additional case.
Arribas
Dolores
D
Department of Surgery, Hospital of Alcañiz, Lasierra Purroy 118 4 E, 50007 Zaragoza, Spain. lolada@terra.es
Cay
Alfonso
A
Latorre
Alberto
A
Córdoba
Elena
E
Martínez
Fernando
F
Lagos
Javier
J
D000328:Adult; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography