title: Retroperitoneal tumor: giant cavernous hemangioma - case presentation and literature review.
abstract: Retroperitoneal hemangiomas are very rare. This paper presents the case of a 71-year-old female patient with giant cavernous hemangioma of the retroperitoneum who underwent surgical treatment for abdominal pain and left lower limb edema. Interventional staged treatment with percutaneous transcatheter arterial embolization prior to surgery was considered. Radical resection of the tumor was performed, which caused the symptoms to abate. Additionally a literature review of cases involving cavernous hemangioma in the retroperitoneal space is presented. No description of retroperitoneal cavernous hemangioma originating from the bowel was found in the analyzed reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zielinski
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mikolaj Kopernik Hospital, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haponiuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mikolaj Kopernik Hospital, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Radoslaw
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaworski
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Rafal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peksa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Ninela
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Irga-Jaworska
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaskiewicz
keywords: cavernous hemangioma; interventional treatment; retroperitoneal hemangioma; retroperitoneal tumors; surgery