title: [Primary retroperitoneal tumors in adults: report of 11 cases].
abstract: The primitive retroperitoneal tumors are tumors which diagnosis isolate and thus the prognosis is poor. The authors assess the resectability of these tumors and the therapeutic results. We performed a retrospective study during 5 years, 11 patients were reviewed, in the unit of visceral surgical emergency of UHC Ibn-Rochd in Casablanca. The median age was 44 years old. The revealing signs were pains (67%), abdominal mass (54%), and compressive signs in 78%. The diagnosis was based on the computerized tomography in 10 cases (90%), the ultrasound sonography in 3 cases, and the IVU in 3 cases when it was necessary. The treatment was surgical in all cases. The resection was curative in 58%, 1 patient received chemotherapy. Histologically, the mesenchymatous variety was the most frequent (68%) and almost malignant (80%), the ectodermic origin was noted in 3 cases, and the vestigial in 1 case. The long-term follow-up was characterized by recurrence in 4 cases and 3 patients were lost to follow-up. The prognosis of the primitive retroperitoneal tumors is poor, because of a late diagnosis, and the malignant, and recurrent potential of these tumors.
authors: Service des urgences chirurgicales viscérales, CHU Ibn-Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. nadia.benissa@wanadoo.net.ma
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authors: Benissa
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Soualy
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authors: Alouta
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kafih
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authors: Zerouali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies