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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2022

A rare case of a giant retroperitoneal lipoma with multiple limb and trunk lipomata without familial multiple lipomatosis.

Jason R Laurens, Adam J Frankel, Bernard M Smithers, Geoffrey Strutton

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jason R LaurensUpper Gastro-intestinal and Soft Tissue Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2110-5306
Adam J FrankelUpper Gastro-intestinal and Soft Tissue Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.
Bernard M SmithersUpper Gastro-intestinal and Soft Tissue Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.
Geoffrey StruttonDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.
Princess Alexandra Hospital · AUThe University of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retroperitoneal lipoma is exceedingly rare, and due to the difficulty in distinguishing between retroperitoneal lipoma and well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLS), recommendation is en-bloc resection. A 58-year-old male was investigated for scrotal swelling, ultrasound and computed tomography showed a well-defined lipomatous mass occupying much of the left side of the lower abdomen. At laparotomy, a large left-sided retroperitoneal mass was found. Histology reported a 160 mm × 150 mm × 90 mm fatty tumour weighing 1540 g. MDM2 gene amplification was not present on fluorescence in situ hybridization. No significant somatic signatures were identified on whole exome sequencing. Retroperitoneal fatty tumours represent a diagnostic dilemma. Sampling via core biopsy has been recorded at 85% accuracy for WDLS. Positive amplification of the MDM2 gene supports a diagnosis of WDLS; however, a negative biopsy does not exclude the diagnosis due to varied amplification among different cells in the same tumour.

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PMCPMC8963145
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