Intraduodenal sarcoma recurrence of retroperitoneal origin: an unusual cause for a duodenal obstruction

• Published in: World journal of surgical oncology Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 59
• Main Authors: Bao, Jean J, Mansour, John C, Timmerman, Robert D, Kirane, Amanda, Ewing, Gene E, Schwarz, Roderich E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20-04-2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abdomen; Care and treatment; Case Report; Case studies; Diagnosis; Duodenal Neoplasms - etiology; Duodenal Neoplasms - pathology; Duodenal Neoplasms - therapy; Duodenal Obstruction; Gastrointestinal diseases; Health aspects; Humans; Intraduodenal sarcoma; Male; Medical treatment; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - etiology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - therapy; Prognosis; Radiation; Radiation therapy; radiation treatment; Radiotherapy; Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - complications; Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology; Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - therapy; retroperitoneal sarcoma; Sarcoma; Sarcoma - complications; Sarcoma - pathology; Sarcoma - therapy; Tumors; Veins & arteries; United States; Dallas Texas
• ISSN: 1477-7819; 1477-7819
• DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-59

Soft tissue sarcomas are uncommon tumors, and intraduodenal soft tissue sarcoma manifestation is even more rare. Only three cases of intraduodenal sarcomas have been reported in the literature thus far. Here, we report a case of an intraduodenal recurrence of a retroperitoneal sarcoma causing bowel obstruction. This unusual recurrence pattern likely relates to the patient's previous resection and radiation treatment, and highlights the benefits, limitations and follow-up strategies after multimodality treatment.