Case Report
Simultaneous Renal Cell Carcinoma and Giant
Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma Involving Small Intestine
Aleksandr A. Reznichenko
Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Suite 1555,
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0519, USA
Correspondence should be addressed to Aleksandr A. Reznichenko; areznik9@yahoo.com
Received 23 May 2016; Accepted 25 July 2016
Academic Editor: Robert Stein
Copyright © 2016 Aleksandr A. Reznichenko. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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Background. Te concomitant occurrence of a renal cell carcinoma and retroperitoneal sarcoma is extremely rare with
only few cases being reported. Methods. We present a case of simultaneous renal cell carcinoma and exceptionally large
size retroperitoneal sarcoma involving small intestine. Surgical resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma and simultaneous right
nephrectomy were performed. Results. Patient developed recurrent and metastatic disease and underwent debulking surgery
following by chemotherapy. Despite aggressive behavior of the retroperitoneal sarcomas, patient is currently (7 years afer
simultaneous resection and nephrectomy) recurrence-free. Conclusions. Complete surgical resection is the mainstay of therapy for
both renal cell carcinoma and retroperitoneal sarcoma. We present a case of simultaneous renal cell carcinoma and exceptionally
large size retroperitoneal sarcoma. Debulking surgery and chemotherapy were helpful in our case.
1. Case Presentation
A 61-year-old woman with history of morbid obesity, open
cholecystectomy, and sarcoma excision from right lower
extremity and from lef buttock (6 and 3 years ago, resp.)
developed fatigue, abdominal pain, and large palpable mass
occupying entire abdomen and right fank. A computer
tomography (CT) scan showed 27 × 20 cm multilobular
abdominal mass and 2.5 × 2.5 cm solid mass in the middle
pole of the right kidney (Figures 1 and 2). Laboratory data
was unremarkable, and serum creatinine was 0.7 mg/dL.
Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy, resection of large
retroperitoneal tumor (weight 5621 gm) en block with small
intestine (Figure 3), and primary small bowel to small bowel
anastomosis. Te mass in right kidney was resected and sent
for frozen section, which revealed a malignant neoplasm
of uncertain etiology. Right nephrectomy was performed.
Final pathology showed renal cell carcinoma and myxoid
liposarcoma involving small bowel and mesentery, with clear
resection margins. Patient had uneventful recovery.
Eight months later, the patient developed intraperitoneal
recurrence of sarcoma and underwent debulking surgery.
Subsequently, she developed recurrent and metastatic
disease involving spleen, mesentery, liver, pelvis, and lungs
and received multiple courses of chemotherapy, including
Gemcitabine, Taxotere, and a clinical trial of Yondelis. Fol-
lowing the chemotherapy treatment described above, the
patient had near complete resolution of all intra-abdominal
and pulmonary nodules and currently (7 years afer resection
of retroperitoneal mass and nephrectomy) is recurrence-
free.
Liposarcoma is one of the most common sof tissue sarco-
mas found in adults. It has a predilection for retroperitoneal
space. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common tumor
of the kidney [1]. Patients with primary malignant fbrous
histiocytoma demonstrate a risk for developing a renal cell
carcinoma [2].
Te concomitant occurrence of a renal cell carcinoma and
retroperitoneal sarcoma is extremely rare with only few cases
being reported [3, 4].
Surgical resection is the mainstay of therapy for both renal
cell carcinoma and retroperitoneal sarcoma [1, 3, 4].
Tis case is noticeable because of the good outcome in our
patient despite extremely aggressive behavior of the tumor
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Case Reports in Surgery
Volume 2016, Article ID 6021909, 2 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6021909