Giant retroperitoneal sarcoma.
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چکیده
0.1%–0.2% of all malignant tumours and about 15% of all sarcomas. Liposarcoma is the most common type of retroperitoneal sarcoma (41%), followed by leiomyosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, fibrosarcoma and other undifferentiated sarcomas. We report the case of a woman with a giant retroperitoneal sarcoma and show that large tumour size is not necessarily a contraindication to surgical excision.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
دوره 51 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008