Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma: Report of a case and review of the literature.
Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas (RMCs) are very rare and their biological behavior and histogenesis remain speculative. An accurate preoperative diagnosis of these tumors is difficult because no effective diagnostic measures have been established. We describe a 29-year-old woman with abdominal pain and a palpable mass. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a retroperitoneal cystic mass which was resected successfully at laparotomy. Histopathological examination of the resected mass confirmed the diagnosis of RMC. There was no evidence of disease 2 years after surgery.
Department of Surgery, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua County 505, Taiwan, China.
Sheng-Lei
SL
Yan
Ho
H
Lin
Chien-Long
CL
Kuo
Hurng-Sheng
HS
Wu
Ming-Ho
MH
Huang
Yueh-Tsung
YT
Lee
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome