Analysis of retroperitoneal tumors operated on in a gynecology clinic.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the patients with retroperitoneal tumors that presented as pelvic mass and were operated on in our gynecology clinic.


METHODS
Records of 16 patients were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
All patients had a palpable mass on physical examination and abdominal pain was the most frequent symptom. The median diameter of the tumors was 15 cm. The postoperative histopathology of the patients was leiomyosarcoma in nine, retroperitoneal fibrosis in three, and paraganglioma, hamartoma, and dermoid cyst in three patients. All the tumors were excised almost completely. The incorrect preoperative diagnosis of the patients in this study is due to the presentation of the patients with non-specific symptoms and not considering the less common differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass.


CONCLUSIONS
For clinical signs of vascular or rectal displacement, or where there is evidence of ureteric obstruction, retroperitoneal pathology should be kept in mind.
Kayikcioglu
Fulya
F
Department of Gynecology, Association of Social Insurance Ankara Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. akayikci@hacettepe.edu.tr
Haberal
Ali
A
Caglar
Gamze
G
Koc
Sevgi
S
Gunes
Muzeyyen
M
D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014463:Ultrasonography