[Voluminous retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Apropos of a case and review of the literature].

The authors report a case of bulky retroperitoneal liposarcoma (6 kg) in a 42-year-old woman. This observation of liposarcoma is interesting in that diagnosis was incidental during check up for recent hypertension. The diagnosis was suggested by ultrasonography, essentially computed tomography and suspected by multiple subcutaneous lipomas. Treatment was exclusively surgical with complete tumor resection including the left adrenal gland. The authors review literature data of retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Because of frequent recurrency, follow-up of tumor resection must be made by CT scanning every six months. An aggressive surgical approach including adjacent organs if necessary and total excision of local recurrencies can improve long-term prognosis. Postoperative adjuvant radio- and/or chemotherapy does not effect survival.