title: [Primary retroperitoneal tumors--diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties].
abstract: This paper emphasizes the diagnosis and therapeutic difficulties in primary retroperitoneal tumors. There were analyzed 68 primary retroperitoneal tumors (1992-2002): 16 (23.5%) benign tumors, 39 (57.35%) malignant tumors and 13 tumors with unknown histological structure. The preoperative diagnosis was clinically suggested and confirmed by ultrasound and CT examination; the operability was always established by laparotomy. All cases were operated on: complete resection of tumor was possible in 39 cases (57.35%); partial resection in 11 cases (16.17%) and 18 (26.47%) cases were inoperable. There were 5 major intraoperative vascular lesions: 1 inferior vena cava lesion, 1 superior mesenteric vein lesion, 1 left common iliac vein lesion and 2 lumbar artery lesions. Postoperative mortality was represented by 2 cases. Postoperative complication was represented by 3 postoperative hemorrhages, 2 severe pulmonary infections, 1 postoperative evisceration, 1 postoperative acute pancreatitis and 1 acute myocardial infarction. In conclusion the primary retroperitoneal tumors represent a challenge for all surgeons, especially due to surgical approach difficulties, because of problems in tumors intraoperative exploration and resection and because of difficulties in hemostasis.
authors.affiliation: Clinica II Chirurgie - UMF Craiova. prof_dr_ionvasile@yahoo.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vasile
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vîlcea
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nemeş
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curcă
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paşalega
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calotă
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paraliov
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meşină
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mogoş
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate