title: Retroperitoneal masses: different clinical scenarios.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalnagar, Cantonment. badar_murtaza@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Badar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murtaza
authors.forename: Saira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Naser Ali
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Imran Bashir
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Asad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Muhammad Ashraf
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: Ahsan Altaf
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Satti
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents