title: Management of recurrence from a retroperitoneal xanthogranuloma: case report.
abstract: Xanthogranulomas from the retroperitoneal space are rare. To our knowledge only a few cases have been reported in the literature in the retroperitoneal space. In this report, the authors present the case of a 24-year-old woman with a recurrence of this rare tumor. Two years after resection, the mass showed rapid local recurrence. Attention should be paid to the possibility of the transformation into a fibroxanthosarcoma, which could have an aggressive clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Obstretics and Gynecology, HELIOS Hospital Krefeld, Germany. darius.salehin@helios-kliniken.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salehin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haugk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stricker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Triefenbach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery