Retroperitoneal masses: different clinical scenarios.
We present two cases of retroperitoneal masses with different presentations and outcomes. The first case was a 22 years old primigravida lady who underwent emergency caesarean section for preterm premature rupture of membranes with breach. On the operating table, a large retroperitoneal mass was identified and the biopsy confirmed Burkitt's lymphoma. Post operative chemotherapy did not have a favourable result and the patient had a fatal outcome. The other case was a 15 years old boy who had a progressively increasing retroperitoneal mass. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a hard, fixed, unresectable tumour extending into the mesentery of the small gut, biopsies were taken which showed tuberculosis. Post operative antituberculosis treatment had a marked response and the tumour disappeared after 6 months.
Murtaza
Badar
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Department of General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalnagar, Cantonment. badar_murtaza@yahoo.com
Saeed
Saira
S
Khan
Naser Ali
NA
Malik
Imran Bashir
IB
Mahmood
Asad
A
Sharif
Muhammad Ashraf
MA
Satti
Ahsan Altaf
AA
D000293:Adolescent; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents