A large retroperitoneal mass in a elderly male: A case report

Abstract

Pain abdomen and distention of abdomen in elderly male, which is chronic in nature, draws attention to multiple differential diagnoses, especially if the individual has multiple comorbidities in the form of Systemic Hypertention, dyslipidemia. Ruling out aortic, renal, and gut pathologies clinically, biochemically and radiologically, the suspicion increases towards the intra-abdominal pathology [1]. The patient initially had swelling in left hypochondriac area which gradually increased over a period of 12 years and extended towards both lumbar regions and right iliac fossa associated with dull aching pain around left hypochondriac area [2]. Patient denied history of previous abdominal surgeries. Surgical removal is treatment of choice for a symptomatic patient with retroperitoneal mass. However, the controversy surrounding the surgical removal goes with histopathological outcome of the specimen [3]. As a norm the retroperitoneal tumors are slow growing and the chances of malignant transformation increases with size and duration, high suspicion of sarcomatous transformational pathology should be kept in mind [4].