1 Urology Department, Satu-Mare County Hospital, Satu-Mare, Romania 2 Urology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3 Urology Department, Clinical Municipal Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania *Corresponding Author’s E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +40 742 059 395 **This author had similar contributions as the main author Laparoscopic partial...

Soft tissue sarcomas are very uncommon types of tumors, with their embryological origin in the mesoderm and in nerve structures of the neuroectodermic layer. They represent only 1.5% of cases in the National Registry of Malignant Tumors in Mexico. They can be encountered anywhere connective soft tissue is found. Because of their specialized localization, retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas hav...

OBJECTIVE Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors originating from ganglion cells. Ganglioneuromas are detected incidentally because they are asymptomatic. We report a case of laparoscopic excision of a retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma. CASE DESCRIPTION A 49-y-old female was admitted to our medical center with the complaint of abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound showed a hypoechoic solid lesion...

Testicular cancer is a malignancy that impacts young men worldwide. The modern treatment of testicular has evolved due to innovations in medical approaches and surgical techniques. retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) an integral component the cancer. We aim highlight advances oncologic considerations noted over past century. Once recognized as highly morbid procedure, understanding an...

BACKGROUND Retroperitoneal tumors are often massive and can involve adjacent organs and/or vital structures, making them difficult to resect. Completeness of resection is within the surgeon's control and critical for long-term survival, particularly for malignant disease. Few studies directly address strategies for complete and safe resection of challenging retroperitoneal tumors. METHODS Fif...

Between 2 and 5% of malignant germ cell tumors in males arise at extragonadal sites. The origin of extragonadal retroperitoneal germ cell tumors remains controversial. Whether these develop primarily in the retroperitoneum or are metastases of a primary testicular tumor has long been debated. We report a 38-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain and was diagnosed with retroperitoneal s...

Objective  Traditional techniques for resection of lumbar plexus tumors have been associated with approach-related morbidity. We describe a case utilizing a minimally invasive transpsoas lateral access approach to resect a retroperitoneal tumor of the lumbar plexus. Methods  We report a case with an extradural retroperitoneal schwannoma of the L4 nerve root that was treated with a minimally inv...

Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare tumors associated with a high rate of recurrence and very bad prognosis. Their only efficient treatment is a negative- margin surgical resection that is extremely difficult to achieve. Retroperitoneal metastases from extremity sarcomas are considered unusual. In literature, such a metastatic pattern is described extremely rarely. In this paper we report a case ...