Giant retroperitoneal lipoma: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Retroperitoneal lipoma is an extremely rare neoplasm.


OBJECTIVE
The authors report a case of giant retroperitoneal lipoma in a 32-year-old white female, with a history of pain and an abdominal mass over a 2-year period. Total abdominal ultrasonography and barium enema showed a large mass located in the retroperitoneal space behind the ascending colon. Laparotomy showed a large encapsulated tumor measuring 20 x 13 x 10 cm and weighing 3.400 g. The histological study revealed a benign neoplasm of fatty cells.


CONCLUSIONS
The patient remains well 17 years after surgery, without recurrence of the disease.
Martinez
Carlos Augusto Real
CA
Faculty of Medicine, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil. cao@attglobal.net
Palma
Rogério Tadeu
RT
Waisberg
Jaques
J
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*