Bilateral Renal Auto-Transplantation for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: Is It Underutilized?
Tyler P. Robinson,
Daniel P. Milgrom,
Santosh Nagaraju
et al.
Abstract:Sarcomas are a rare tumor of mesenchymal origin. The liposarcoma is the most common sarcoma of the retroperitoneum. Liposarcomas are typically low grade, and present at an advanced stage and a large size. We report a case of a large retroperitoneal liposarcoma, approximately 50 kg, encasing both kidneys, which was managed via a two-stage resection and staged renal auto-transplantation into the intra-peritoneal pelvis. The patient maintained normal renal function throughout, and remains disease free two years p… Show more
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