A case of abdominal and retroperitoneal liposarcoma presenting as a bulging mass in the left inguinal area

Abstract

A 70-year-old man presented with a slowly growing mass in his left inguinal area. Abdominal enhanced computed tomography revealed a tumor in the spermatic cord, as well as three other tumors in the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space. Local excision of the spermatic cord mass was performed to obtain a definitive diagnosis, and the histological examination showed a well-differentiated liposarcoma of the spermatic cord. The patient required further resection with a sigmoidectomy to deal with the other tumors. Follow-up CT performed 8 months after initial surgery showed recurrence in the retroperitoneal space ; the retroperitoneal tumors were excised.