title: Retroperitoneal liposarcoma extending into the thigh.
abstract: The authors describe a case of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma that extended into the thigh along the course of the iliopsoas muscle. The tumor was successfully excised en bloc through an abdominal and a proximal thigh incision. Histopathologic examination revealed a well-differentiated, lipoma-like liposarcoma with clear surgical margins. The patient remains well without any evidence of tumor recurrence 18 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Surgery, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece. nikos_salemis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nikolaos S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Salemis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nisotakis
authors.forename: Paraskevas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patouras
authors.forename: Grigorios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karagkiouzis
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gourgiotis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh