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Delayed retroperitoneal liposarcoma diagnosis and management in a patient with massive obesity.
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- Author(s): Rives-Lange, Claire (AUTHOR); Poghosyan, Tigran (AUTHOR); Dariane, Charles (AUTHOR); Douard, Richard (AUTHOR); Mongeois, Elise (AUTHOR); Boudaoud, Amel Ait (AUTHOR); Barsamian, Charles (AUTHOR); Radu, Alina (AUTHOR); Lagorce, Christine (AUTHOR); Verkarre, Virginie (AUTHOR); Larousserie, Frédérique (AUTHOR); Perregaux, Jean-François (AUTHOR); Joly, Fransisca (AUTHOR); Carette, Claire (AUTHOR); Czernichow, Sébastien (AUTHOR)
- Source:
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Oct2021, Vol. 75 Issue 10, p1520-1522. 3p.
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- Abstract:
People suffering from extreme obesity may be exposed to delayed diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A 37-year-old woman (weight = 245 kg, body mass index (BMI) = 79 kg/m2), presented a sepsis associated with nonspecific abdominal pain for 4 months. After several unsuccessful attempts due to her weight and a large waist circumference, abdominal CT scan was finally successfully performed and showed a large retroperitoneal mass. An ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy was performed and was in favor of a liposarcoma. Surgery was performed to remove the entire tumor of an estimated weight of 98 kg, a giant retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma. This case highlights the difficulties to screen, diagnose, and manage cancers encountered in patients suffering from massive obesity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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