title: [Retroperitoneal liposarcoma with reactive pleural effusion: a case report].
abstract: A case of retroperitoneal liposarcoma with reactive pleural effusion is reported. A 58-year-old male who complained of weight gain and edema had visited another clinic in May, 2002. Computed tomography revealed a retroperitoneal tumor, 11 x 9 x 9.5 cm in size, surrounding his right kidney and bilateral pleural effusion. Complete resection of the tumor and right kidney was performed with a transperitoneal approach. Though the tumor was limited within Gerota's fascia, we noted two liters of abdominal ascites. Surgical specimen was histologically diagnosed as well differentiated liposarcoma. The post operative course was uneventful. The pleural effusion disappeared, and serum total protein level was normalized. He has remained free of disease for one year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makiyama
authors.forename: Shinpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujinami
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome