A CASE OF LIPOMA OF THE RETROPERITONEUM

Hiroshi HIKISHIMA; Kouzen YAMAMURA; Fumika HANATATE; Eiji KANEHIRA; Yoshinori MUNEMOTO; Masatoshi SASAKI; Ichirou TAKABATAKE; Shinya MURAKAMI; Toshihide HAYASHI; Tetsuji YAMADA; Susumu KITAGAWA; Masaaki NAKAGAWA

doi:10.3919/ringe1963.51.763

Hiroshi HIKISHIMA, Kouzen YAMAMURA, Fumika HANATATE, Eiji KANEHIRA, Yoshinori MUNEMOTO, Masatoshi SASAKI, Ichirou TAKABATAKE, Shinya MURAKAMI, Toshihide HAYASHI, Tetsuji YAMADA, Susumu KITAGAWA, Masaaki NAKAGAWA

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Hiroshi HIKISHIMA
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Kouzen YAMAMURA
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Fumika HANATATE
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Eiji KANEHIRA
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Yoshinori MUNEMOTO
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Masatoshi SASAKI
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Ichirou TAKABATAKE
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Shinya MURAKAMI
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Toshihide HAYASHI
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Tetsuji YAMADA
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Susumu KITAGAWA
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital
Masaaki NAKAGAWA
Department of Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital

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1990 Volume 51 Issue 4 Pages 763-767

DOI https://doi.org/10.3919/ringe1963.51.763

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Abstract

We report a case of lipoma of the retroperitoneum, which is so rare that only about 60 cases have been reported in Japan so far. A 22-years-old woman was seen with the complaint of right hypochondral discomfort. Since the graphic studies including computed tomography and ultrasonography made a diagnosis of lipoma of the retroperitoneum, the tumor was resected. Histopathologically it was a lipoma. Lipoma of the retroperitoneum is easily diagnosed by echography or CT, but has difficulties in treating, because it is possibly accompanied by recurrence and a morphorogical change to sarcoma. On resection of lipomas, surgeons should pay attentions for these possibilities.

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