RETROPERITONEAL LIPOSARCOMA REVEALED BY ANEMIA AND PERSISTENT FEVER

We report the case of a 79-year old woman with a retroperitoneal lipos arcoma. The condition was discovered because of the association, in a woman of that age, of anaemia and persistent fever. The diagnosis was suggested by computed tomography. Treatment was exclusively surgical. Liposarcomas usually affect men in their sixth decade. Postoperative r adiotherapy improves the quality of life but does not prolong survival . Metastases are frequent, and death usually occurs in the year that f ollows discovery.