A rare case of a retroperitoneal enterogenous cyst with in-situ adenocarcinoma

doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-113

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

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Case report

A rare case of a retroperitoneal enterogenous cyst with in-situ adenocarcinoma

Jeffrey T Lordan¹ , Robin L Jones² , Nariman D Karanjia¹ , Stefano de Sanctis³ , James G Woodland¹ , Gary Middleton² and Neville Menezes⁴

¹Department of Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey. GU2 7XX, UK

²Department of Oncology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey. GU2 7XX, UK

³Department of Histopathology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey. GU2 7XX, UK

⁴Hepatobiliary surgery, St. Peter's Hospital, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0PZ, UK

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2007, 5:113doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-113


Published:	10 October 2007

Abstract

Background

Retroperitoneal enterogenous cysts are uncommon and adenocarcinoma within such cysts is a rare complication.

Case presentation

We present the third described case of a retroperitoneal enterogenous cyst with adenocarcinomatous changes and only the second reported case whereby the cyst was not arising from any anatomical structure.

Conclusion

This case demonstrates the difficulties in making a diagnosis as well as the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach, and raises further questions regarding post-operative treatment with chemotherapy.