Recurrent abdominal liposarcoma presenting with intestinal obstruction

Abstract

Liposarcoma is the most common retroperitoneal sarcoma and mesenchymal tumor in the abdomen. Usually, it presents with vague symptoms due to its large size and slow growth at the time of diagnosis. Liposarcoma is associated with a high local recurrence rate according to its histology, size and growth rate. Up till now, surgical resection is the only effective treatment for primary and recurrent abdominal liposarcoma.Secondary mesenteric liposarcoma is an extremely rare entity and so far a small number of cases have been reported in the literature. In this article, we present a rare case of a 63-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with mesenteric liposarcoma after 3 years of complete excision of retroperitoneal liposarcoma, presenting primarily as abdominal mass causing mechanical intestinal obstruction.