DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2021.v07i02.018

Pages: 99-101

Liposarcoma is a primary malignancy and rare tumor developed most often from the soft tissue of the extremities. The intraperitoneal localization of this tumor is rare. It is usually unique, locally invasive, of late diagnosis and can reach a significant size and weight, producing a locally advanced tumor, called by some authors “giant intraperitoneal liposarcoma”. CT scans and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging provide an accurate diagnosis. Surgical resection as large as possible is the only therapeutic mean. We report a rare case of a giant intraperitoneal liposarcoma, measuring 55cm long, invading the left colon, the left part of the transverse colon, the left kidney and the left adrenal gland. Pathological, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of abdominal liposarcoma will be reviewed in this article.