A Multi-Modality Treatment of Retroperitoneal De-Differentiated Liposarcoma.

BACKGROUND Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare tumors, only affecting 2 to 5 people per million population and accounting for 0.1% of all malignancies. Liposarcoma is the most common of all retroperitoneal sarcomas, responsible for approximately 20% of all sarcomas in adults.

A Challenging Case of Retroperitoneal Abscess in a Post-Partum Crohn's Disease Patient.

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease affecting approximately 1 in 3000 people in the United States. Since the inflammation of CD is transmural, patients are at risk for fistula and abscess formation. Retroperitoneal abscesses are one type of which physicians must be aware.