CASE REPORT
Oncology
doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2025-27-3-797-807
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF A GIANT RETROPERITONEAL LIPOMA: A CLINICAL CASE

R.Z. YULDOSHEV1, D.Z. ZIKIRYAKHODZHAEV2, N.G. RAKHIMOV3, A.I MURODZODA4, U.R. YULDOSHEV1

1Department of Oncology, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
2Association of Directors of Oncology and Radiology Centers and Institutes of the CIS, Moscow, Russian Federation
3Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
4Republican Oncology Research Center, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan

This article describes a clinical observation of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a giant retroperitoneal lipoma. Medical history and clinical data from the preoperative assessment, intraoperative findings, and surgical outcomes are presented. During observation, a giant lipoma in the left retroperitoneal space was diagnosed. The patient underwent radical surgical intervention. The presented clinical case demonstrates the necessity of an adequate preoperative evaluation, the performance of all operative stages in accordance with oncologic surgery principles, and morphological examination of the resected specimen.

Keywords: Giant lipoma, retroperitoneal space, surgical approach, surgical treatment, clinical case.

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Authors' information:

Yuldoshev Ravshan Zokhidovich,
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Oncology, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0009-0005-0161-376X
E-mail: uravshan@mail.ru

Zikiryakhodzhaev Dilshod Zukirovich,
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Full Professor, Vice President for International Relations, Association of Directors of Oncology and Radiology Centers and Institutes of the CIS
Researcher ID: KHX-4304-2024
ORCID ID: 0009-0006-0402-911X
SPIN: 8347-6047
Author ID: 1242743
E-mail: firuzik49@mail.ru

Rakhimov Nurmakhmad Gulmakhmadovich,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2989-3872
E-mail: nurmukhamad@list.ru

Murodzoda Akbar Ismatullo,
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Director of Republican Oncology Research Center
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4166-800X
E-mail: hurshed852@mail.ru

Yuldoshev Ulugbek Ravshanovich,
Postgraduate Student, Department of Oncology, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0009-0006-8269-713X
E-mail: mr.bound@mail.ru

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