A clinical analysis of retroperitoneal tumors

Kwon, Tae Gyun; Chang, Sae Kook

Abstract

This study is based on the clinical analysis of 14 patients with retroperitoneal tumors experienced at the Department of Urology. Kyungpook University Hospital during the period from February 1980 to May 1991. The results were as follows ; l. The patients age ranged from 27 to 73 years and the ratio of male to female was 1.8: 1. 2. The most common chief complaint was abdominal mass (57.2% ) and 9 of 14 patients (64.4%) had presented symptoms for 1 year or less prior to visiting the hospital. 3. The clinical diagnosis was made by the clinical symptoms, physical findings and radiologic evaluations such as intravenous pyelography, ultrasonography. computerized tomography, angiography and so on. Abdominal CF scan provided clinically the most useful information regarding the state of tumors and also their effect on adjacent structures. 4. There were 5 benign and 9 malignant tumors including 4 metastatic tumors and 3 leiomyosarcomas. 5. Complete excision was performed in all 5 benign tumors and 2 malignant tumors (50%), and others were treated with partial excision followed by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy or biopsy only.