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Retroperitoneal Pleomorphic Liposarcoma Mimicking Adrenal Cancer in F-18 FDG PET/CT.

[pleomorphic liposarcoma]

Liposarcoma is the second most common type of soft tissue sarcoma, but pleomorphic liposarcoma is the least common subtype. We present the case of a 42-year-old man who had experienced intermittent left flank pain for a month. A large soft-tissue mass was detected by ultrasonography in a local clinic, and he was referred for further evaluation. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-18 FDG) showed intense uptake in the retroperitoneal mass, which mimicked an adrenal cancer. The patient underwent left radical nephroadrenalectomy, and the tumor was revealed to be a pleomorphic liposarcoma upon pathological examination. When there is a large retroperitoneal mass with intense F-18 FDG activity, the possibility of a pleomorphic liposarcoma should be considered.

Diseases presenting "common type" symptom

  • alexander disease
  • cutaneous mastocytosis
  • dedifferentiated liposarcoma
  • dentin dysplasia
  • dentinogenesis imperfecta
  • erythropoietic protoporphyria
  • esophageal carcinoma
  • hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis
  • liposarcoma
  • oculocutaneous albinism
  • oligodontia
  • pendred syndrome
  • pleomorphic liposarcoma
  • pyomyositis
  • well-differentiated liposarcoma

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